Electrophysiological assessment of polyneuropathic involvement in rheumatoid arthritis: Relationships among demographic, clinical and laboratory findings

Neurological Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 711-714

  Bayrak, Ayse Oytun ^a   Durmus, Dilek ^a   Durmaz, Yunus ^a   Demir, Ilknur ^a   Canturk, Ferhan ^a   Onar, Musa Kazim ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

electrophysiology; polyneuropathy; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG;

28 JOINT DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE; ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EROSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENDER; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHY DISABILITY SCORE; NEUROPATHY SYMPTOMS SCORE; POLYNEUROPATHY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; STEROID THERAPY; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; POLYNEUROPATHIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 77955632337     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164109X12581096870195     Document Type: Article

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