Transverse myelitis associated with chronic viral hepatitis C

Tunisie Medicale

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-105

  Mouelhi, Leila ^a   Mekki, Hayfa ^a   Houissa, Fatma ^a   Debbeche, Radhouane ^a   Ben Rejeb, Majd ^a   Bouzaidi, Slim ^a   Trabelsi, Sinda ^a   Salem, Mohamed ^a   Najjar, Taoufik ^a  

^a CHARLES NICOLLE HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Chronic viral hepatitis C; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; RIBAVIRIN;

ACUTE DEMYELINATING SENSORIMOTOR POLYNEUROPATHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYELITIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POLYNEUROPATHY; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; URINE RETENTION; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 77649268251     PISSN: 00414131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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