Microvasculitis in diabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy

Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-48

  Tracy, Jennifer A ^a   Engelstad, Janean K ^a   Dyck, P James B ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic amyotrophy; Diabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; ROSIGLITAZONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISCHEMIA; LIMB WEAKNESS; LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPLEXUS NEUROPATHY; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; STEP WISE MULTIPLE REGRESSION; VASCULITIS;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ARTERIOLES; BIOPSY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERONEAL NERVE; SENSATION DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULITIS;

EID: 70349109222     PISSN: 15220443     EISSN: 15371611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CND.0b013e3181b1eb6d     Document Type: Article

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