Open AccessCombined pre- and postsynaptic action of IgG antibodies in Miller Fisher syndrome
Author(s) -
Brigitte Buchwald,
Johannes Bufler,
M. Carpo,
Fedor Heidenreich,
Roland Pitz,
J. Dudél,
Eduardo NobileOrazio,
K. V. Toyka
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1526-632X
pISSN - 0028-3878
DOI - 10.1212/wnl.56.1.67
Subject(s) - postsynaptic potential , acetylcholine receptor , antibody , chemistry , patch clamp , acetylcholine , endocrinology , medicine , neuromuscular junction , immunology , receptor , biology , neuroscience
Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS), a variant of the Guillain-Barré syndrome, is associated with the presence of neuromuscular blocking antibodies, some of which may be directed at the ganglioside GQ1b.
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