Brachial neuropathy after immunosuppression and stem cell transplantation for multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 90-91

  Walker, Melanie ^a   Zunt, Joseph R ^a   Kraft, George H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial Neuropathy; Multiple sclerosis; Stem cell transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BRACHIALGIA; CASE REPORT; DRUG MEGADOSE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIMB PAIN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEURITIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; REFLEX DISORDER; SHOULDER PAIN;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 13844315513     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1352458505ms1109cr     Document Type: Article

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