Publications by authors named "Gilles Angibaud"
Introduction: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is a debilitating autoimmune neuropathy that is treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of the sucrose-free IVIG Octagam® (Octapharma AG, Lachen, Switzerland) in patients with CIDP.
Methods: Data from 47 patients who received at least one dose of Octagam were collected from the records of 11 centres in France.
Introduction: Bartonella hensalae is a poorly known cause of encephalopathy in young subjects.
Observation: A 17 year-old adolescent was admitted in a state of emergency because of frequent convulsive seizures and inter-critical drowsiness. The diagnosis of encephalopathy was made on the association of these clinical signs and electro-encephalographic abnormalities.