Phrenic neuropathy due to neuralgic amyotrophy

Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1582-1584

  Tsao, Bryan E ^a   Ostrovskiy, Denis A ^b   Wilbourn, Asa J ^c   Shields Jr , Robert W ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Long Island Clinical Research Associates   (United States)

^c Neuromuscular Section ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPNEA; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEURALGIC AMYOTROPHY; NEUROPATHY; PHRENIC NERVE; PHRENIC NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; HEART INFARCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PAIN; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS;

EID: 33745428533     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000216140.25497.40     Document Type: Article

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