Nerve conduction studies, electromyography and sympathetic skin response in Fabry's disease

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 214, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 21-25

  Gomes, Irenio ^a,c   Nora, Daniel B ^a   Becker, Jefferson ^a   Ehlers, João Arthur C ^a   Schwartz, Ida V D ^b   Giugliani, Roberto ^a,b   Ashton Prolla, Patricia ^a   Jardim, Laura ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Fabry's disease; Nerve conduction studies; Sympathetic skin response

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FABRY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0041828651     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(03)00172-2     Document Type: Article

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