Impaired energy-dependent processes underlie acute lead neuropathy

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 954-956

  Krishnan, Arun V ^a   Park, Susanna B ^b   Huynh, William ^b   Lin, Cindy S Y ^a   Henderson, Robert D ^c   Kiernan, Matthew C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ischemia; Lead; Nerve excitability; Neuropathy; Sodium pump

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 84870227509     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.23425     Document Type: Article

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