Polyneuropathy in hypothyroidism: clinical, electrophysiological and morphological findings in four cases

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 1987, Pages 1454-1460

  Nemni, Raffaello ^a   Bottacchi, Edo ^a   Fazio, Raffaella ^a   Mamoli, Angelo ^a   Corbo, Massimo ^a   Camerlingo, Massimo ^b   Galardi, Giuseppe ^a   Erenbourg, Luciano ^a   Canal, Nicholas ^a  

^a Aosta Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MUSCLE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; POLYNEUROPATHY; SURAL NERVE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023640248     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.50.11.1454     Document Type: Article

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