Human T cell leukaemia virus type I associated neuromuscular disease causing respiratory failure

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 650-652

  Littleton, E T ^a   Man, W D ^a,c   Holton, J L ^b   Landon, D N ^b   Hanna, M G ^a   Polkey, M I ^c   Taylor, G P ^d  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HYPERCAPNIA; INCLUSION BODY MYOSITIS; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; VIRUS INFECTION;

BIOPSY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 0036235386     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.72.5.650     Document Type: Article

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