Cerebellar ataxia with glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodies

Degenerative cerebellar ataxia with autoantibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) is a rare disorder and may represent a subset of ataxias previously classified as idiopathic. The authors report a patient with progressive cerebellar ataxia, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and GAD ant...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurology 1999-03, Vol.52 (4), p.857-859
Hauptverfasser:	ABELE, M, WELLER, M, MESCHERIAKOV, S, BÜRK, K, DICHGANS, J, KLOCKGETHER, T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Autoantibodies - immunology Biological and medical sciences Cerebellar Ataxia - enzymology Cerebellar Ataxia - immunology Cerebellar Ataxia - therapy Female Glutamate Decarboxylase - immunology Glutamate Decarboxylase - metabolism Humans Immunoglobulins, Intravenous - therapeutic use Medical sciences Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Nervous system as a whole Neurology
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Zusammenfassung:	Degenerative cerebellar ataxia with autoantibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) is a rare disorder and may represent a subset of ataxias previously classified as idiopathic. The authors report a patient with progressive cerebellar ataxia, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and GAD antibodies who responded to i.v. immunoglobulins.
ISSN:	0028-3878 1526-632X
DOI:	10.1212/WNL.52.4.857