Thalidomide-induced neuropathy: A ganglionopathy?

Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 877-878

  Giannini, Fabio ^a,b   Volpi, N ^a   Rossi, S ^a   Passero, S ^a   Fimiani, M ^a   Cerase, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; STEROID; THALIDOMIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURIGO; PRURIGO NODULARIS; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 12244249165     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000049462.03800.B1     Document Type: Article

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