An easy approach to evaluating peripheral neuropathy

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 853-861

  Burns, Jeffrey M ^a   Mauermann, Michelle L ^b   Burns, Ted M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; COLCHICINE; DNA; HEAVY METAL; PYRIDOXINE;

ACQUIRED POLYNEUROPATHY; ALCOHOLISM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFECTION; INHERITED POLYNEUROPATHY; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NERVE FIBER; NOCICEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSATION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UREMIC POLYNEUROPATHY;

ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 33750353037     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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