Peripheral neuropathies and anti‐glycolipid antibodies

HJ Willison, N Yuki - Brain, 2002 - academic.oup.com
This review charts the progress of anti‐glycolipid antibodies in neuropathy, from their
original discovery 20 years ago in immunoglobulin M paraproteinaemic neuropathy through …

Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia: clinical features, complications, and management

MA Dimopoulos, P Panayiotidis… - Journal of Clinical …, 2000 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: To review the clinical features, complications, and treatment of Waldenström's
macroglobulinemia, a low-grade lymphoproliferative disorder that produces monoclonal …

The clinical and laboratory features of chronic sensory ataxic neuropathy with anti-disialosyl IgM antibodies

HJ Willison, CP O'leary, J Veitch, LD Blumhardt… - Brain, 2001 - academic.oup.com
The clinical and laboratory phenotype of a paraproteinaemic neuropathy syndrome termed
chronic sensory ataxic neuropathy with anti-disialosyl IgM antibodies is described in a series …

Pathogenesis and therapy of neuropathies associated with monoclonal gammopathies

N Latov - Annals of Neurology: Official Journal of the American …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Approximately 10% of patients with peripheral neuropathy of otherwise unknown etiology
have an associated monoclonal gammopathy. Both the neuropathies and the monoclonal …

A randomised controlled trial of intravenous immunoglobulin in IgM paraprotein associated demyelinating neuropathy

G Comi, L Roveri, A Swan, H Willison, M Bojar, I Illa… - Journal of …, 2002 - Springer
This multicentre randomised double blind crossover trial tested the short term efficacy of
intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) 2.0 g/kg given over 24 or 48 hours in patients with …

Antibodies to acidic glycolipids in Guillain-Barré syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

AA Ilyas, FA Mithen, MC Dalakas, ZW Chen… - Journal of the …, 1992 - Elsevier
Using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and a thin-layer chromatography-
immunostaining procedure, we detected serum antibodies against acidic glycolipids in 36 of …

Experimental conduction block induced by serum from a patient with anti‐GM1 antibodies

M Santoro, A Uncini, M Corbo… - Annals of Neurology …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
Increased titers of antibodies to GM1 ganglioside in humans are associated with lower motor
neuron disease and predominantly motor neuropathy with or without conduction block. To …

Invited review: motor neuropathies, motor neuron disorders, and antiglycolipid antibodies

AP Md - Muscle & Nerve: Official Journal of the American …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
High titers of IgM anti‐GM1 antibodies are commonly found in the serum of patients with
some lower motor neuron disorders and peripheral neuropathies. Enzyme‐linked …

Monoclonal gammopathies of undetermined significance

RA Kyle, SV Rajkumar - Hematology/oncology clinics of North America, 1999 - Elsevier
Monoclonal gammopathies are disorders characterized by the proliferation of a single clone
of plasma cells producing a homogeneous monoclonal protein (M-protein, M-component …

Autoantibodies associated with peripheral neuropathy

RH Quarles, MD Weiss - Muscle & Nerve: Official Journal of the …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
High titers of serum antibodies to neural antigens occur in several forms of neuropathy.
These include neuropathies associated with monoclonal gammopathy, inflammatory …