Myopathy and neuropathy with pipestem capillaries and vascular activated complement deposition

Neurology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 401-403

  Reimann, J ^a   Kornblum, C ^a   Tolksdorf, K ^a   Bruck W ^b   Van Landeghem, F K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD68 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; CREATINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD3+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; COMPLEMENT DEPOSITION; DYSESTHESIA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; MYALGIA; MYOGRAPHY; MYOPATHY; NEUROGRAPHY; NEUROPATHY; PIPESTEM CAPILLARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 80051540109     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182267bb1     Document Type: Article

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