Sensorimotor polyneuropathy after a three-month oral acitretin therapy

Clinical Neuropharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 310-312

  Chroni, E ^a   Monastirli, A ^a   Pasmatzi, E ^a   Sakkis, Th ^a   Georgiou, S ^a   Paschalis, C ^a   Tsambaos, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Muscles; Nerves; Retinoids

Indexed keywords

CALCIPOTRIOL; DITHRANOL; ETRETIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SENSORY NERVE;

ACITRETIN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLYNEUROPATHIES; PSORIASIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036868902     PISSN: 03625664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002826-200211000-00006     Document Type: Article

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