Hypoglossal neuropathy in Lewis-Sumner syndrome masquerading as motor neuron disease

Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 175-176

  Weiss, M D ^a   Oakley, J C ^a   Meekins, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FASCICULATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE DISEASE; LATENT PERIOD; LEWIS SUMMER SYNDROME; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; TONGUE; ACTION POTENTIAL; CLASSIFICATION; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELBOW; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SYNDROME; WRIST;

ACTION POTENTIALS; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELBOW; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; SYNDROME; TONGUE; WRIST;

EID: 33746830491     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000223577.69111.2c     Document Type: Article

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