Myopathy in primary systemic amyloidosis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 655-660

  Gertz, Morie A ^a   Kyle, Robert A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple myeloma; Myopathy; Primary systematic amyloidosis

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; CREATINE KINASE;

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPROTEINEMIA; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HEART; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE PSEUDOHYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOM; TONGUE; URINALYSIS; VISCERA;

EID: 0030004744     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.60.6.655     Document Type: Article

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