Acute intermittent porphyria with peripheral neuropathy: A follow-up study after hematin treatment

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 260, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 231-235

  Kuo, Hung Chou ^a   Lee, Ming Jen ^b   Chuang, Wen Li ^a   Huang, Chin Chang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute intermittent porphyria; Genetic study; Hematin therapy; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

HEMATIN; PORPHOBILINOGEN; PORPHOBILINOGEN DEAMINASE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ACUTE INTERMITTENT PORPHYRIA; ADULT; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; DYSPHONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEMIN; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLBILANE SYNTHASE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLYNEUROPATHIES; PORPHOBILINOGEN; PORPHYRIA, ACUTE INTERMITTENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547689022     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.03.018     Document Type: Article

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