Neurological manifestations of chronic hepatitis C

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 246, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 486-491

  Heckmann, J G ^a   Kayser, C ^a   Heuss, D ^a   Manger, B ^a   Blum, H E ^b   Neundorfer B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoimmune response; Cerebral vasculitis; Hepatitis C virus infection; Vasculitic neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; CRYOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DYSESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURAL NERVE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0032773525     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050388     Document Type: Article

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