Treating nerves: A call to arms

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-111

  Hughes, Richard A C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; Guillain Barr syndrome; Peripheral nerve disease; Systematic review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BETA INTERFERON; BETA1A INTERFERON; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTISONE; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NATALIZUMAB; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; VALACYLOVIR;

BELL PALSY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANIMALS; BELL PALSY; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY, CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 45749100125     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: 15298027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8027.2008.00166.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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