The spectrum of immune-mediated autonomic neuropathies: Insights from the clinicopathological features

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 98-106

  Koike, Haruki ^a   Watanabe, Hirohisa ^a   Sobue, Gen ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RITUXIMAB;

ACQUIRED IDIOPATHIC GENERALISED ANHIDROSIS; AUTOIMMUNE AUTONOMIC GANGLIONOPATHY; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC GANGLION; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CHOLINERGIC DYSAUTONOMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PLASMAPHERESIS; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE AUTONOMIC FAILURE; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

EID: 84871238829     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2012-302833     Document Type: Review

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