Acute axonal polyneuropathy in chronic alcoholism and malnutrition

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 198-201

  Vandenbulcke, M ^a,b   Janssens, J ^a  

^a Regionaal Ziekenhuis Heilig Hart Tienen   (Belgium)

^b Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Axonal polyneuropathy; Guillain Barr ; Malnutrition; Syndrome; Thiamine deficiency

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MACROCYTIC ANEMIA; MOTONEURON; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PARAPLEGIA; PATHOLOGICAL REFLEX; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANEMIA, MACROCYTIC; ATAXIA; AXONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PARAPARESIS; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; SENSATION DISORDERS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0033194034     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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