Post-infectious acute ataxia and facial diplegia associated with anti-GD1a IgG antibody [3]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 790-791

  Galassi, G ^a   Susuki, Keiichiro ^b   Quaglino, D ^a   Yuki, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti ganglioside antibody; Ataxia; Facial diplegia; GD1a; Guillain Barr syndrome

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE GD 1A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIAL NERVE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE MOVEMENT; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATAXIA; FACIAL PARALYSIS; GANGLIOSIDES; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFECTION; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS;

EID: 9344240395     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2004.00975.x     Document Type: Letter

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