Neurological involvement in Wegener's granulomatosis. Report of one case;Manifestaciones neurológicas de la granulomatosis de Wegener. Caso clínico

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 135, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 913-916

  López Rodríguez, Raimundo ^a   García González, Jorge ^b   Campos Franco, Joaquín ^a   Mallo González, Nieves ^a   Alende Sixto, María Rosario ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Meningitis aseptic; Vasculitis; Wegener granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADULT; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 34548811479     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: 07176163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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