Rapidly deteriorating polyneuropathy associated with osteosclerotic myeloma responsive to intravenous immunoglobulin and radiotherapy

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-117

  Benito Leon J ^a   Lopez Rios F ^a   Rodriguez Martin F J ^a   Madero, S ^a   Ruiz, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intravenous immunoglobulin; Osteosclerotic myeloma; POEMS syndrome; Polyneuropathy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DETERIORATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MYELOMA; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA CELL DYSCRASIA; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA-CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOMA PROTEINS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PLASMA CELLS; PLASMACYTOMA; POEMS SYNDROME; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TUMOR STEM CELLS;

EID: 17344383164     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(98)00107-5     Document Type: Article

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