The dorsal root ganglion under attack: The acquired sensory ganglionopathies

Practical Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 326-334

  Sheikh, Sarah I ^a   Amato, Anthony A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; POLYNEUROPATHY; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYNEUROPATHIES; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS;

EID: 78649612149     PISSN: 14747758     EISSN: 14747766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.230532     Document Type: Article

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