Vincristine-related neuropathy versus acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 867-874

  Brigo, Francesco ^a   Balter, Rita ^b   Marradi, Pierluigi ^b   Ferlisi, Monica ^a   Zaccaron, Ada ^b   Fiaschi, Antonio ^a   Frasson, Emma ^c   Bertolasi, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c Cittadella Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Chemotherapy; Electroneurography; Intravenous immunoglobulin; Neurophysiological studies; Vincristine induced neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERONEUS NERVE; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERONEAL NERVE; POLYNEUROPATHIES; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; REACTION TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 84862883135     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073811428379     Document Type: Article

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