Ultrasound evaluation of peripheral neuropathy in poems syndrome

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 868-872

  Lucchetta, Marta ^a   Pazzaglia, Costanza ^b,c   Granata, Giuseppe ^b,c   Briani, Chiara ^a   Padua, Luca ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

CIDP; Neurophysiology; Peripheral neuropathy; POEMS syndrome; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERONEUS NERVE; POEMS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POEMS SYNDROME;

EID: 81555200430     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.22258     Document Type: Article

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