Fulminant case of hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 979-983

  Crum, Brian A ^a   Sorenson, Eric J ^a   Abad, Gregorio A ^a   Dyck, P James B ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Hereditary neuropathy; Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies; Peripheral neuropathy; Polyradiculoneuropathy; Tomaculae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEREDITARY NEUROPATHY WITH LIABILITY TO PRESSURE PALSY; HUMAN; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NERVE BIOPSY; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEREDITARY MOTOR AND SENSORY NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; PARALYSIS; PRESSURE; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0034083234     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(200006)23:6<979::AID-MUS23>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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