Occurrence of hemolytic anemia in patients with GBS treated with high-dose IVIg

Neurology: Neuroimmunology and NeuroInflammation

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Nguyen, Thy P ^a   Biliciler, Suur ^a   Wahed, Amer ^a   Sheikh, Kazim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; HAPTOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COOMBS TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84961928318     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23327812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000050     Document Type: Article

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