Prevalence and characteristics of peripheral neuropathy in hepatitis c virus population

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 626-629

  Santoro, L ^a   Manganelli, F ^a   Briani, C ^b   Giannini, F ^c   Benedetti, L ^d   Vitelli, E ^e   Mazzeo, A ^f   Beghi, E ^g   Bassi, F ^h   Bibbo G ^h   Cavaletto, L ^h   Chemello, L ^h   Cimino, L ^h   Bogliun, G ^h   Faggi, L M ^h   Ghiglione, E ^h   Iodice, R ^h   Girlanda, P ^h   Schenone, A ^h   Vita, G ^h   Zara, G ^h   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e Hospital Maggiore   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^h NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LEG; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MONONEUROPATHY; MONONEUROPATHY MULTIPLEX; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERONEUS NERVE; POLYNEUROPATHY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SURAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONONEUROPATHIES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS;

EID: 33646897118     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.081570     Document Type: Article

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