Electroneuromyography and neuromuscular findings in 16 primary hypothyroidism patients

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 12-18

  Cruz, Márcia W ^a,b   Tendrich, Mauro ^a   Vaisman, Mário ^a   Novis, Sérgio A P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electroneuromyography; Myopathy; Primary hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 0030101455     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X1996000100002     Document Type: Article

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