Chronic ergotism: Spinal lesion and neuropathy;Ergotisme chronique: Atteinte médullaire et mononeuropathie

Revue Neurologique

Volumn 160, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 843-845

  Sallansonnet Froment, M ^a   Guegan Massardier, E ^a   Blohorn Sense, A ^a   Triquenot Bagan, A ^a   Godeneche, G ^a   Onnient, Y ^a   Mihout, B ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

Ergotamine; Ergotism; Neurological complications; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; ERGOT ALKALOID; METHYSERGIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; ERGOTISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPATHY; RARE DISEASE; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINE DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 4744346138     PISSN: 00353787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-3787(04)71043-7     Document Type: Article

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