Peripheral neuropathy in hepatitis C virus infection with and without cryoglobulinaemia

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1267-1271

  Nemni, R ^a,b   Sanvito, L ^b   Quattrini, A ^c   Santuccio, G ^b   Camerlingo, M ^d   Canal, N ^b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Neurological Unit   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHEUMATOID FACTOR; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DEMYELINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURAL NERVE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0141852320     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.9.1267     Document Type: Article

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