Chronic relapsing brachial plexus neuropathy with persistent conduction block

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1303-1307

  Amato, Anthony A ^a   Jackson, Carlayne E ^a   Kim, Joanne Y ^a   Worley, Kay L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus neuropathy; Nerve conduction studies

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CASE REPORT; DEMYELINATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RECURRENCE; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0030867316     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199710)20:10<1303::AID-MUS13>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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