Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics
Vol.3 No.1(2013), Paper ID 28793, 4
pages
DOI:10.4236/ojcd.2013.31001
A case of Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and methylprednisolone after unsuccessful immunoadsorption plasmapheresis
Takeshi Imai, Takahiro Shimizu, Yuta Hagiwara, Toshikazu Hirayama, Yasuhiro Hasegawa
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Neurology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Neurology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Neurology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Neurology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Neurology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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How to Cite this Article
Imai, T. , Shimizu, T. , Hagiwara, Y. , Hirayama, T. and Hasegawa, Y. (2013) A case of Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and methylprednisolone after unsuccessful immunoadsorption plasmapheresis.
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