Axonal sensorimotor neuropathy in patients with β-thalassaemia

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1483-1486

  Stamboulis, E ^a   Vlachou, N ^a   Drossou Servou, M ^b   Tsaftaridis, P ^c   Koutsis, G ^a   Katsaros, N ^a   Economou Petersen, E ^b   Loutradi Anagnostou, A ^c  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; FERRITIN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; LIMB; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERONEUS NERVE; POLYNEUROPATHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SPLENECTOMY; SURAL NERVE; SYMPTOM; ULNAR NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL HYPOXIA; DISABLED PERSONS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 4644287002     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.024794     Document Type: Article

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