Sjögren's syndrome in patients with chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 376-378

  Van Dijk, G W ^a   Notermans, N C ^a   Kater, L ^a   Kruize, A A ^a   Linssen, W H J P ^b   Wokke, J H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Axonal; Polyneuropathy; Sj gren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; ADULT; AXONAL POLYNEUROPATHY; BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND;

AGED; AXONS; BRAIN DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 0030611019     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.63.3.376     Document Type: Article

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