Diabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy: A postmortem studied patient and review of the literature

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 258, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1364-1367

  Younger, David S ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ACUTE KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; ADULT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPLEXUS NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FASCICULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LEG PAIN; LETHARGY; LETTER; LIMB WEAKNESS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VASCULITIS;

DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGES;

EID: 79961027206     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-5938-8     Document Type: Letter

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