Progressive idiopathic axonal neuropathy: A comparative clinical and histopathological study with vasculitic neuropathy

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 251, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-278

  Vrancken, Alexander F J E ^a,c   Notermans, Nicolette C ^c   Jansen, Gerard H ^b   Wokke, John H J ^c   Said, Gérard ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Idiopathic axonal neuropathy; Nerve biopsy; Vasculitic neuropathy; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC AXONAL NEUROPATHY; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHY; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURAL NERVE; VASCULITIC NEUROPATHY; VASCULITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREDNISONE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURAL NERVE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 1642363223     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-004-0275-9     Document Type: Review

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