Rituximab in a childhood-onset idiopathic refractory chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 301-303

  D'Amico, Adele ^a   Catteruccia, Michela ^a   De Benedetti, Fabrizio ^a   Vivarelli, Marina ^a   Colucci, Manuela ^a   Cascioli, Simona ^a   Bertini, Enrico ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

CIPD; Polineuropathy; Rituximab

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CD20 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISONE; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON; RITUXIMAB;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD ONSET CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GAMMOPATHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIMB WEAKNESS; NERVE CONDUCTION; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

AGE OF ONSET; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, MURINE-DERIVED; CHILD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY, CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859949313     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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