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Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy overlapping with immunoglobulin G anti-GM1 antibody-associated acute motor axonal neuropathy

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We would like to thank Dr. Susumu Kusunoki in Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, for the measurement of anti-ganglioside antibodies. We thank Dr. Akio Kimura in the Department of Neurology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine for the measurement of anti-GFAP antibodies. We thank Dr. Mayu Koshiro and Dr. Shoko Yorozu in the Department of Neurology, Wakayama Rosai Hospital for the care of the patient. We thank J. Ludovic Croxford, PhD, from Edanz (https://jp.edanz.com/ac) for editing a draft of this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan

    Keishu Murakami, Katsuichi Miyamoto & Hidefumi Ito

  2. Department of Neurology, Wakayama Rosai Hospital, Wakayama City, Wakayama, Japan

    Yasuhiro Hiwatani

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University Kihoku Hospital, Katsuragi Town, Wakayama, Japan

    Yoshinori Kajimoto

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Murakami, K., Miyamoto, K., Hiwatani, Y. et al. Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy overlapping with immunoglobulin G anti-GM1 antibody-associated acute motor axonal neuropathy. Neurol Sci 43, 6583–6584 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-022-06253-y

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