Thalidomide-induced neuropathy: Treatment by decompression of peripheral nerves

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2329-2332

  Rose, Michael I ^a   Rosson, Gedge D ^a   Elkwood, Andrew I ^a   Dellon, A Lee ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THALIDOMIDE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; MYELOMA; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARM; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; INNERVATION; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; PERONEUS NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PERONEAL NERVE; THALIDOMIDE; TIBIAL NERVE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 33745380393     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000218800.92324.fc     Document Type: Article

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