Diabetic and non-diabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy

Neurology India

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 420-425

  Bhanushali, Minal ^b   Muley, Suraj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diabetic amyotrophy; Diagnosis and treatment; Lumbosacral plexopathy; Lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy; Non diabetic amyotrophy

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPLEXUS NEUROPATHY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PROGNOSIS; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULITIS;

DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 58749112548     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: 19984022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.44814     Document Type: Review

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