Sural nerve biopsy in myotonic dystrophy;Biópsia do nervo sural na distrofia muscular miotônica

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-24

  De Freitas, Gabriel R ^a,b   De Freitas, Marcos R G ^a   Nascimento, Osvaldo J M ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Myotonic dystrophy; Peripheral nervous system; Polineuropathy; Sural nerve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; SURAL NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0030101576     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1996000100003     Document Type: Article

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