Diabetic amyotrophy progressing to severe quadriparesis

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 505-509

  Taylor, Bruce V ^a,b   Dunne, John W ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL HOBART HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic amyotrophy; Diabetic neuropathy; Neuropathy; Quadriparesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETIC AMYOTROPHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; WASTING SYNDROME;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; QUADRIPLEGIA; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 4644230706     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20107     Document Type: Article

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