Diagnosis of motor neuropathy

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 201-208

  Léger, Jean Marc ^a   Salachas, F ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Acute chronic motor neuropathy; Diagnosis; Motor neurone disease; Multifocal motor neuropathy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PLACEBO;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; KENNEDY DISEASE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLIOMYELITIS; PORPHYRIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLIOMYELITIS; PORPHYRIA, ACUTE INTERMITTENT;

EID: 0034998068     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2001.00136.x     Document Type: Review

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