A case of spontaneously recovering multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction blocks (MMNCB) during anti-TNF alpha therapy for ankylosing spondylitis

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 993-995

  Paolazzi, Giuseppe ^a   Peccatori, Susanna ^a   Cavatorta, Francesco P ^a   Morini, Alberto ^a  

^a SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse reactions; Infliximab; Multifocal motor neuropathy; Spondylitis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INFLIXIMAB;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IRIDOCYCLITIS; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MULTIFOCAL MOTOR NEUROPATHY WITH CONDUCTION BLOCK; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 67849133340     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1174-3     Document Type: Article

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