Light chain deposition in peripheral nerve as a cause of mononeuritis multiplex in Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 291, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 89-91

  Luigetti, M ^a   Frisullo, G ^a   Laurenti, L ^a   Conte, A ^a   Madia, F ^a   Profice, P ^a   Batocchi, A P ^a   Montano, N ^a   Tarnani, M ^a   Tonali, P A ^a,b   Sabatelli, M ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Light chains; Nerve biopsy; Pathophysiology; Peripheral neuropathy; Waldenstr m's macroglobulinaemia

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GADOLINIUM; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RITUXIMAB;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; BONE MARROW; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOMETRIUM; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; GAMMOPATHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYALINE DEGENERATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; LIGHT CHAIN; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY MULTIPLEX; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALDENSTROEM MACROGLOBULINEMIA;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONONEUROPATHIES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; WALDENSTROM MACROGLOBULINEMIA;

EID: 77349110658     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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