Respiratory arrest in systemic lupus erythematosus due to phrenic nerve neuropathy

Lupus

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 817-819

  Omdal, Roald ^a   Roos, P ^a   Wildhagen, K ^a   Gunnarsson, R ^a  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

EMG; NCV; Neuropathy; SLE; SLS

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALAISE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NERVE FIBER; PHRENIC NERVE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESUSCITATION; SYMPTOM; SYNOVITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VOCALIZATION;

AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHRENIC NERVE; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS;

EID: 7644220743     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0961203304lu1070cr     Document Type: Article

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