Hypertrophic nerve roots in a case of Roussy-Lévy syndrome

Neuroradiology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 933-937

  Haubrich, C ^a   Krings, T ^a   Senderek, J ^a   Zuchner S ^a   Noth, J ^a   Topper R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Demyelinating polyneuropathy; Hypertrophic radiculopathy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Roussy L vy syndrome

Indexed keywords

CORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NERVE ROOT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE NEUROGENIC MUSCLE ATROPHY; RADICULOPATHY; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 12244312154     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-002-0847-2     Document Type: Article

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