Segmental neurogenic muscle hypertrophy associated with radiation injury

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 32-34

  Gorkhaly, M P ^a   Lo, Y L ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Brachial plexopathy; Nasopahryngeal carcinoma; Neurogenic muscle hypertrophy; Radiotherapy; Trapezius

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MYOKYMIA; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; RADIATION INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARCINOMA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOKYMIA; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 0036891015     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-8467(02)00090-2     Document Type: Article

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