Focal upper limb demyelinating neuropathy

Brain

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 765-774

  Thomas, P K ^a   Claus, D ^d   Jaspert, A ^d   Workman, J M ^a   King, R H M ^a   Larner, A J ^b   Anderson, Milne ^b   Emerson, J A ^c   Ferguson, I T ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Midland Ctr Neurol and Neurosurg   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inflammatory demyelination; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; BIOPSY; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; G(M1) GANGLIOSIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0029949358     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/119.3.765     Document Type: Article

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