Gastrointestinal involvement in neurologic disorders: Stiff-man and Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndromes

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 313, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 70-73

  Soykan, Irfan ^a   McCallum, Richard W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Charcot Marie Tooth syndrome; Cisapride; Esophageal motility; Gastric emptying; Stiff man syndrome

Indexed keywords

CISAPRIDE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STIFF MAN SYNDROME; STOMACH EMPTYING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031016017     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199701000-00012     Document Type: Article

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