Bilateral brachial neuropathy and acute aortic dissection due to giant cell arteritis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 256, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1346-1348

  Saidha, S ^a   Mok, T H ^a   Butler, M ^a   Keohane, C ^b   Harrington, H ^a  

^a MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

ABDUCTION; ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; ARM; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEAKNESS;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; BIOPSY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PREDNISOLONE; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68349142918     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5094-6     Document Type: Letter

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