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Anti-GQ1b IgG antibody is associated with ataxia as well as ophthalmoplegia
1 Aug 1999
Abstract excerpt
Close association between the increase in anti-GQ1b immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody and ophthalmoplegia in Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) has been reported. We investigated whether anti-GQ1b IgG antibody also is associated with ataxia, another of the MFS triad. Of 149 patients who had anti-GQ1b IgG antibody without profound weakness, 144 showed ophthalmoplegia (120 showed both...
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