Peripheral nerve size in normals and patients with polyneuropathy: An ultrasound study

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 960-966

  Zaidman, Craig M ^a   Al Lozi, Mohammed ^a   Pestronk, Alan ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP); Guillain Barr syndrome (GBS); Nerve; Neuropathy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; ULNAR NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLIC NEUROPATHY; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY, CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING; ULNAR NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71549163450     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21431     Document Type: Article

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