Pure motor neuropathy, an uncommon complication of radiotherapy: report of 3 cases and review of the literature;La neuropathie motrice pure, une complication rare de la radiothérapie : trois observations et une revue de la littérature

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 377-387

  Mathis, S ^a   Dumas, P ^b   Neau, J P ^a   Gil, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anterior horn; Anticoagulant; Motor roots; Pentoxifylline; Pure motor neuropathy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIVITAMIN K; BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; EPIRUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; RADIATION INJURY; SEMINOMA; WEAKNESS; X RAY;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; RADIOTHERAPY; SEMINOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34248141796     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2007.01.025     Document Type: Article

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