CMTX mimicking childhood chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy with tremor

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 528-530

  Ryan, Monique M ^a   Jones Jr , H Royden ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY, CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING; TREMOR;

EID: 15344343451     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20292     Document Type: Letter

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