Sciatic nerve moneuropathy: An unusual late effect of radiotherapy

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 872-874

  Pradat, Pierre François ^a   Bouche, Pierre ^a   Delanian, Sylvie ^b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Conduction block; Fibrosis; Mononeuropathy; Radiotherapy; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY; MYOFIBROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MONONEUROPATHIES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 71549146861     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21370     Document Type: Article

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