MRI shows increased sciatic nerve cross sectional area in inherited and inflammatory neuropathies

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1283-1286

  Sinclair, C D J ^a   Miranda, M A ^a,b   Cowley, P ^a   Morrow, J M ^a   Davagnanam, I ^a   Mehta, H ^a   Hanna, M G ^a   Koltzenburg, M ^a   Reilly, M M ^a   Yousry, T A ^a   Thornton, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; THIGH;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; INFLAMMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE DEGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY, CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 80053619595     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.211334     Document Type: Article

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