Flail arm-like syndrome associated with HIV-1 infection

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-130

  Nalini, A ^a   Desai, Anita ^a   Mahato, Simendra ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Flail arm syndrome; Highly active antiretroviral therapy; HIV 1; HIV 1 clade C

Indexed keywords

LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; STAVUDINE;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANAMNESIS; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL GRAY MATTER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLAIL ARM SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT COUNSELING; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SPINAL CORD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 67749135587     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.53084     Document Type: Article

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