A case of varicella zoster virus polyneuropathy: Involvement of the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves mimicking a tumor

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1743-1745

  Adachi, M ^a  

^a Ohshima Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; NERVE PARALYSIS; NERVE TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYNEUROPATHY; VAGUS NERVE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADULT; CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE DISEASES; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURITIS; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE DISEASES; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 54249085054     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1141     Document Type: Article

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