Bilateral λ light chain amyloidomas of the trigeminal ganglia, nerves and roots

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 512-515

  Love, S ^a   Bateman, D E ^b   Hirschowitz, L ^b  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Gasserian ganglion; Trigeminal ganglion; Trigeminal nerve; Trigeminal neuropathy

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MASTICATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE FIBER; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 0031445875     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.1997.tb01329.x     Document Type: Article

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