Intravenous theraphy with methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide in vasculitis of peripheral nervous system: Evaluation of eight patients;Terapêutica intravenosa com metilprednisolona e ciclofosfamida na vasculite do sistema nervoso periférico: Avaliação de oito pacientes

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 274-280

  Lino, Angelina M M ^a,b   Hirata, Maria Teresa A ^a   Baêta, Alex M ^a   Tsanaclis, Ana Maria C ^a   Scaff, Milberto ^a   Marchiori, Paulo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Div Clin Medica do Hosp U   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Intravenous immunosuppressor therapy; Pulsetherapy; Systemic vasculitis; Vaculitis of peripheral nervous system

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; SURAL NERVE; VASCULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SURAL NERVE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0032089018     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1998000200018     Document Type: Article

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