Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 288, Issue 1 , Pages 147-150 , 15 January 2010

Features of intrathecal immunoglobulins in patients with multiple sclerosis

  • Franziska Di Pauli

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Viktoria Gredler

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Bettina Kuenz

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Andreas Lutterotti

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Rainer Ehling

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Claudia Gneiss

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Michael Schocke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Florian Deisenhammer

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Markus Reindl

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Thomas Berger

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +43 512 504 26277; fax: +43 512 504 24260.

Received 28 July 2009 ,Revised 15 September 2009 ,Accepted 17 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.09.016

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 288, Issue 1 , Pages 147-150 , 15 January 2010

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