Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy markedly ameliorates muscle weakness ana severe pain in proximal diabetic neuropathy

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 899-901

  Kawagashira, Y ^a   Watanabe, H ^a   Oki, Y ^a   Iijima, M ^a   Koike, H ^a   Hattori, N ^a   Katsuno, M ^a   Tanaka, F ^a   Sobue, G ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALDOSE REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; CARBAMAZEPINE; EPARESTAT; GLIMEPIRIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MECOBALAMIN; MEXILETINE; PREDNISOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547646894     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.111302     Document Type: Article

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