Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies: Distinguishing clinical and electrophysiological features among patients with multiple entrapment neuropathy

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 187-189

  Hirota, Nobuyuki ^a,b   Kaji, Ryuji ^a,b   Yoshikawa, Hiroo ^c   Nishimura, Tomoya ^c   Ikeda, Tomoko ^b   Yanagihara, Takehiko ^c   Kimura, Jun ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ijinkai Takeda General Hospital   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Entrapment neuropathy; Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies; Nerve conduction study; PMP 22 gene

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE PARALYSIS; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030217950     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(96)00061-5     Document Type: Review

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