Chronic motor axonal neuropathy

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 341-346

  Riva, Nilo ^a   Gallia, Francesca ^b   Iannaccone, Sandro ^a   Corbo, Massimo ^c   Terenghi, Fabrizia ^b   Lazzerini, Alberto ^b   Cerri, Federica ^a   Comi, Giancarlo ^a,d   Quattrini, Angelo ^a   Nobile Orazio, Eduardo ^b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^d VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

acute motor axonal neuropathy; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; anti GM1 antibodies; lower motor neuron disease; nerve biopsy; neuropathology; peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GANGLIOSIDE GM1 ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC MOTOR AXONAL NEUROPATHY; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOWER MOTOR NEURON SYNDROME; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NERVE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; FATAL OUTCOME; G(M1) GANGLIOSIDE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE;

EID: 83755184165     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: 15298027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8027.2011.00366.x     Document Type: Article

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