Diabetic amyotrophy in an adolescent responsive to intravenous immunoglobulin

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 818-820

  Fernandes Filho, Jose Americo ^a   Nathan, Brandon M ^a   Palmert, Mark R ^a   Katirji, Bashar ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy; Diabetic polyradiculopathy; Diabetic proximal neuropathy; Intravenous immunoglobulin; Obesity; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC AMYOTROPHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REACTION TIME;

EID: 28544434643     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20397     Document Type: Article

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