Neuralgic amyotrophy associated with Bartonella henselae infection

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 707-708

  Stek, Cari J ^a   Van Eijk, Jeroen J J ^b   Jacobs, Bart C ^c   Enting, Roelien H ^a   Sprenger, Herman G ^a   Van Alfen, Nens ^b   Van Assen, Sander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARM WEAKNESS; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NECK PAIN; NEURALGIC AMYOTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULITIS; RADICULOPATHY; SHOULDER PAIN; SWELLING;

EID: 79955778916     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.191940     Document Type: Letter

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