Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhydrosis. Report of two unrelated cases

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-132

  Vital, Anne ^a,d   Fontan, Daniel ^a   Julien, Jean ^a   Talon, Philippe ^b   Héron, Bénédicte ^c   Routon, Marie Claude ^c   Ponsot, Gérard ^c   Vital, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b Montferineil Hospital   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

^d HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Anhydrosis; Insensitivity to pain; Peripheral nerve biopsy

Indexed keywords

ANHIDROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONGENITAL ANALGESIA; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE BIOPSY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOHIDROSIS; MENTAL RETARDATION; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; PAIN INSENSITIVITY, CONGENITAL; PERIPHERAL NERVES;

EID: 0031924937     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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