Antiganglioside antibodies are associated with axonal Guillain-Barré syndrome: A Japanese-Italian collaborative study

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-28

  Sekiguchi, Yukari ^a   Uncini, Antonino ^b,c   Yuki, Nobuhiro ^d   Misawa, Sonoko ^a   Notturno, Francesca ^b,c   Nasu, Saiko ^a   Kanai, Kazuaki ^a   Noto, Yu Ichi ^a   Fujimaki, Yumi ^a   Shibuya, Kazumoto ^a   Ohmori, Shigeki ^a   Sato, Yasunori ^e   Kuwabara, Satoshi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e CHIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE GD1A ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE GM1 ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE GM1B ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE GANGLIOSIDE GD1A ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; ACUTE MOTOR AXONAL NEUROPATHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; ITALIAN; ITALY; JAPAN; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 84155170959     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2011-300309     Document Type: Article

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