Clinical manifestations of peripheral nervous system involvement in human chronic Chagas disease

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 190-196

  Genovese, Osvaldo ^a   Ballario, Carlos ^b   Storino, Ruben ^c   Segura, Elsa ^c   Sica, Roberto E P ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Hospital Centenario de Rosario   (Argentina)

^c Instituto Argentino de Diagnostico y Tratamiento   (Argentina)

^d HOSPITAL RAMOS MEJÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chagas' disease; Clinical assessment; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0030155537     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X1996000200002     Document Type: Article

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