Long-term follow-up of 44 patients with brachial monomelic amyotrophy

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 215-220

  Gourie Devi, M ^a   Nalini, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Brachial; Follow up; Monomelic amyotrophy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL MONOMELIC AMYOTROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0037354162     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2003.02142.x     Document Type: Article

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