Hand involvement in children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 970-973

  Burns, Joshua ^a,b   Bray, Paula ^b,c   Cross, Lauren A ^b   North, Kathryn N ^a,b   Ryan, Monique M ^d   Ouvrier, Robert A ^a,b  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Charcot Marie Tooth disease; Dynamometry; Hand strength; Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy; Paediatrics; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND STRENGTH; HANDWRITING; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 56649086638     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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