Rapid resolution of severe neuralgic amyotrophy after treatment with corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulin

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 304-305

  Johnson, Nicholas E ^a   Petraglia, Anthony L ^b   Huang, Jason H ^b   Logigian, Eric L ^a  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; LETTER; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SENSORY NERVE; SHOULDER HAND SYNDROME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960474249     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.22100     Document Type: Letter

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