Severe vasculitic neuropathy following influenza vaccination [4]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1507-1508

  Hull, J H K ^a   Mead, S H ^b   Foster, O J ^c   Modarres Sadeghi, H ^c  

^a Tibetan Delek Hospital   (India)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; STEROID;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MONONEUROPATHY MULTIPLEX; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE BIOPSY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; VACCINATION REACTION; VASCULITIS;

AGED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VASCULITIS;

EID: 4644268780     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.028902     Document Type: Letter

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