Treatment with steroids and double filtration plasmapheresis for a case of anti-GQ1b antibody-positive Bickerstaff's encephalitis
| Autor: | Yasuhiro Ando, Izumi Funayama, Yuko Hayashi, Matsuo Ogawa, Hideki Fujisato, Hiromi Ikeda, Shigeaki Muto, Yasushi Asano, Hideaki Takahashi, Eiichirou Naitou, Osamu Saitou, Sumiko Homma, Imaharu Nakano, Morimasa Amemiya |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
biology business.industry External ophthalmoplegia General Medicine Plasmapheresis medicine.disease digestive system Double filtration plasmapheresis Brainstem encephalitis Gangliosides Immunology medicine biology.protein Humans Female Nerve Growth Factors Antibody business Encephalitis Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis Brain Stem |
| Zdroj: | Europe PubMed Central |
| ISSN: | 1091-6660 |
| Popis: | The treatment of Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis (BBE) is still controversial. We report a case of BBE with positive anti-GQ1b antibody. The patient was successfully treated with steroids and double filtration plasmapheresis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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