Sarcoid neuromyopathy with selective involvement of the intramuscular nerves

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 437-441

  Gemignani, Franco ^a   Bellanova, M Federica ^a   Salih, Sultan ^a   Margarito, Francesco P ^a   Marbini, Adriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Intramuscular nerves; Neurosarcoidosis; Sarcoid myopathy

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; LAMININ;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FATIGUE; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SURAL NERVE;

ADULT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; SARCOIDOSIS; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0031939493     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050822     Document Type: Article

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