title: Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis associated with IgG anti-GQ1b antibody subsequent to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: favorable response to immunoadsorption therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hitachi General Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tagawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoshino
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yuki
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy; D001933:Brain Stem; D002648:Child; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007163:Immunosorbent Techniques; D008297:Male; D010956:Plasmapheresis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D005732:Gangliosides; D007074:Immunoglobulin G