Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Oct 2003
Biography Historical ArticleSir Thomas Clifford Allbutt.
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Sep 2003
Serum IgG antibodies to P0 dimer and 35 kDa P0 related protein in neuropathy associated with monoclonal gammopathy.
Peripheral neuropathies (PN) associated with monoclonal gammopathy (MG) are widely considered as autoimmune disorders, but the putative role of incriminated antigens is still not understood. ⋯ This is the first report of antibody activity directed against the dimeric association of P0. Although P0 oligomerisation and adhesion properties play a crucial part in the myelin sheath compaction, the pathogenic significance of these autoantibodies needs further investigations to be elucidated.
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Sep 2003
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialSplinting for carpal tunnel syndrome: prognostic indicators of success.
To identify (combinations of) prognostic indicators for the long term success of splinting in patients with electrophysiologically confirmed idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). ⋯ For patients to whom both factors applied, the predicted probability of treatment success, according to the model, was 62%. The overall percentage of patients who were correctly classified by the model was 78% (95% CI 69% to 87%).