Cryoglobulinemic peripheral neuropathy: Neurophysiologic evaluation in twenty-two patients

Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 329-336

  Ciompi, M L ^a   Marini, D ^a   Siciliano, G ^b   Melchiorre, D ^a   Bazzichi, L ^a   Sartucci, F ^b   Murri, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryoglobulinemia; Cryoglobulinemic neuropathy; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER LEG; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029827926     PISSN: 07533322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0753-3322(96)89664-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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