Chronic inorganic mercury induced peripheral neuropathy

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 461-465

  Chu, C C ^a,c   Huang, C C ^a   Ryu, S J ^b   Wu, T N ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Health   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Inorganic mercury; Morphometric analysis; Polyneuropathy; Sural nerve pathology

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; MERCURY DERIVATIVE; MERCURY SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEMYELINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MERCURIALISM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLYNEUROPATHY; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0032426245     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb07331.x     Document Type: Article

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