Surgical and postpartum hereditary brachial plexus attacks and prophylactic immunotherapy

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-27

  Klein, Christopher J ^a   Barbara, David W ^a   Sprung, Juraj ^a   Dyck, Peter J ^a   Weingarten, Toby N ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Hereditary; Neuritis; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; SEPTIN; SEPTIN 9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENETIC DISORDER; HEREDITARY BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LAMINECTOMY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THYROIDECTOMY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 84871279954     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.23462     Document Type: Article

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