Neuralgic amyotrophy associated with hepatitis E virus

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-195

  Fong, Farina ^a   Illahi, Memon ^b  

^a Kent and Canterbury Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus neuropathy; Hepatitis E; Neuralgic amyotrophy; Parsonage Turner syndrome

Indexed keywords

LIVER ENZYME;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEURALGIC AMYOTROPHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PAIN; PARESIS;

EID: 58349108056     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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