Central nervous system involvement in patients with HCV-related cryoglobulinemia

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 315, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 208-210

  Origgi, Laura ^a   Vanoli, Massimo ^b   Carbone, Annalisa ^b   Grasso, Miriam ^b   Scorza, Raffaella ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Cryoglobulinemia; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

CRYOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROPRIOCEPTION; VERTIGO;

EID: 0031937251     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199803000-00012     Document Type: Article

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