Axonal excitability in viral polyneuropathy and nucleoside neuropathy in HIV patients

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 978-980

  Ng, Karl ^a   Kumar, Kishore ^a   Brew, Bruce ^b   Burke, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIDANOSINE; STAVUDINE; ZALCITABINE;

ABSENT ANKLE JERK; ACHILLES REFLEX; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPOUND MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; COMPOUND SENSORY ACTION POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTAL SYMMETRICAL POLYNEUROPATHY; DYSESTHESIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; LIMB WEAKNESS; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPATHY; NUCLEOSIDE NEUROPATHY; PARESTHESIA; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PERONEUS NERVE; PINPRICK LOSS; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SURAL NERVE; TACTILE SENSORY LOSS; THRESHOLD ELECTROTONUS; TIBIAL NERVE; TINGLING; TOUCH; ULNAR NERVE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; AXONS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEOSIDES; POLYNEUROPATHIES;

EID: 80051528087     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.203091     Document Type: Article

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