Acute heroin-related neuropathy

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 304-309

  Dabby, Ron ^a   Djaldetti, Ruth ^b,c   Gilad, Ronit ^a   Herman, Oscar ^a   Frand, Jacob ^a   Sadeh, Menahem ^a   Watemberg, Nathan ^a  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Heroin; Neuropathy; Plexopathy; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LABORATORY TEST; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEROIN; HUMANS; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 33750912594     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: 15298027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8027.2006.00102.x     Document Type: Article

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