GABA-B-receptor antibodies in paraneoplastic brainstem encephalitis

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 259, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 88-91

  Mundiyanapurath, S ^a   Jarius, S ^a   Probst, C ^b   Stocker W ^b   Wildemann, B ^a   Bosel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Institute for Experimental Immunology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; Brainstem; Encephalitis; GABA B receptor antibodies; Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANISOCORIA; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BLOOD CEREBROSPINAL FLUID BARRIER; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN TISSUE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SCREENING; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPTIC STATE; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARANEOPLASTIC BRAINSTEM ENCEPHALITIS; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERTIGO;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AUTOANTIBODIES; BRAIN STEM; ENCEPHALITIS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, NERVOUS SYSTEM; RECEPTORS, GABA-B;

EID: 84877636471     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: 18728421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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