Brachial neuritis caused by varicella-zoster diagnosed by changes in brachial plexus on MRI

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-4

  Ayoub, Tariq ^a   Raman, Vivek ^b   Chowdhury, Muhammad ^b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b St Leonards on Sea   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brachial neuritis; Case report; Magnetic resonance imaging; Shingles; Varicella Zoster

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

AGED; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN EXAMINATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 74849094089     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5266-4     Document Type: Review

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