High-dose intravenous immune globulin for stiff-person syndrome.

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Published in N Engl J Med on December 27, 2001

Authors

M C Dalakas1, M Fujii, M Li, B Lutfi, J Kyhos, B McElroy

Author Affiliations

1: Neuromuscular Diseases Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1382, USA. dalakasm@ninds.nih.gov

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