Early intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) may be effective in severe brainstem-spinal encephalomyelopathy refractory to steroid suggestive of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

Neurology Asia

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-162

  Lin, C Y ^a,b   Wang, K C ^c   Hsu, L C ^a,b   Lin, K H ^a,b   Tsai Dr , C P ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Internal Medicine   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; ENCEPHALOMYELOPATHY; HUMAN; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASMAPHERESIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 84863808162     PISSN: 18236138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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