Herpes zoster brachial plexopathy with predominant radial nerve palsy

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 500-501

  Jeevarethinam, Anand ^a   Ihuoma, Ajibola ^b   Ahmad, Naeem ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; GABAPENTIN;

AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND; HAND FUNCTION; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RADIAL NERVE PALSY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VESICULAR RASH; WEAKNESS;

EID: 72849149751     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.9-5-500     Document Type: Article

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