Schwann cell proliferation as the cause of peripheral neuropathy in neurofibromatosis-2

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 201-204

  Iwata, Atsushi ^a   Kunimoto, Masanari ^b   Inoue, Kiyoharu ^c  

^a Kanto Teishin Hospital   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Tokyo Medical University School of Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coreless onion bulb; Neurofibromatosis 2; Perineural cells; Peripheral neuropathy; Schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE BIOPSY; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHWANN CELL; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0032054905     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(98)00032-X     Document Type: Article

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