Neurological disorders associated with glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies: A Brazilian series;Distúrbios neurológicos associadas a anticorpos anti-GAD (descarboxilase do ácido glutâmico): U ma série de casos brasileira

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 657-661

  Fernandes, Maurício ^a   Munhoz, Renato P ^b   Carrilho, Paulo Eduardo Mestrinelli ^c   Arruda, Walter O ^a   Lorenzoni, Paulo J ^a   Scola, Rosana H ^a   Werneck, Lineu César ^a   Teive, Hélio A G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO OESTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti GAD; Cerebellar ataxia; Glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies; Neurological disorders; Stiff person syndrome

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BACLOFEN; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; DIMENHYDRINATE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LAMOTRIGINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NORFLOXACIN; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISONE; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; BRAZIL; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIPLOPIA; DIZZINESS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DYSARTHRIA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MYALGIA; MYOCLONUS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; OSTEOPENIA; SEIZURE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STIFF MAN SYNDROME; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

EID: 84866711627     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2012000900002     Document Type: Article

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