Isolated myopathy as the initial manifestation of primary systemic amyloidosis [5]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 252, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 853-854

  Karacostas, D ^a   Soumpourou, M ^a   Mavromatis, I ^a   Karkavelas, G ^b   Poulios, I ^a   Milonas, I ^a  

^a AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGO RED; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; PEROXIDASE;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIAL NERVE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FAMILY HISTORY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AMYLOID; AMYLOIDOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 22144436263     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0764-5     Document Type: Letter

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