A case of Isaacs' syndrome with associated central nervous system findings

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1324-1327

  Ansell, J ^a   Kirby, S ^a   Benstead, T ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central pontine myelinolysis; Continuous muscle fiber activity; Isaacs' syndrome; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; DIAZEPAM; PREDNISONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BRAIN; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE;

EID: 0030754779     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199710)20:10<1324::AID-MUS19>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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