Glycine receptor antibody mediated progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus (PERM): A rare but treatable neurological syndrome

Practical Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 123-127

  Stern, W M ^a   Howard, R ^b   Chalmers, R M ^a   Woodhall, M R ^c   Waters, P ^c   Vincent, A ^c   Wickremaratchi, M M ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE RECEPTOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; EYE MOVEMENT; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HEK293 CELL LINE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MYOCLONUS; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NEUROLOGY;

CLINICAL NEUROLOGY; EYE MOVEMENTS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MYOCLONUS; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY;

ADULT; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MYOCLONUS; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84896844346     PISSN: 14747758     EISSN: 14747766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/practneurol-2013-000511     Document Type: Article

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