Clinicopathological profile of polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M protein and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 356-360

  Kulkarni, Girish Baburao ^a   Mahadevan, A ^a   Taly, A B ^a   Yasha, T C ^a   Sangeetha Seshagiri, K ^a   Nalini, A ^a   Satishchandra, P ^a   Veerendrakumar, M ^a   Shankar, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Endocrinopathy; Monoclonal gammopathy; Organomegaly; Osteosclerotic myeloma; POEMS syndrome; Polyneuropathy

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; MELPHALAN; STEROID;

ADULT; ANGIOFOLLICULAR LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUBBING FINGERS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT EDEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; NERVE BIOPSY; PAPILLEDEMA; PARESTHESIA; POEMS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPROTEINEMIAS; POEMS SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79551547344     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.07.124     Document Type: Article

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