Diagnostic investigation of patients with chronic polyneuropathy: Evaluation of a clinical guideline

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 205-209

  Rosenberg, N R ^a   Portegies, P ^a   De Visser, M ^a   Vermeulen, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic polyneuroparhy; Diagnostic investigation; Electrophysiological studies

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMYELINATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CARE; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY NEUROPATHY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; POLYNEUROPATHIES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0034913342     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.71.2.205     Document Type: Article

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