Hepatitis C virus: A rare manifestation-Remitting relapsing central and peripheral demyelination

Neurology India

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 114-116

  Escorcio Bezerra, Marcio Luiz ^a   Harumi, Juliana Arita ^a   Morais Shinosaki, Jullyanna Sabrysna ^a   Pedroso, José Luiz ^a   Henriques De Aquino, Camila Catherine ^a   De Souza, Larissa Teles ^a   Baiense, Robson Fantinato ^a   Bulle De Oliveira, Acary Souza ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Central and peripheral demyelination; hepatitis C virus infection; negative cryoglobulins; vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CORTICOSTEROID; CRYOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHONIA; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HYPOALGESIA; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PTOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; TENDON REFLEX; VIBRATION SENSE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 79952338958     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: 19984022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.76889     Document Type: Article

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