Acute flaccid paraparesis secondary to bilateral ischaemic lumbosacral plexopathy

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 463-465

  Chhetri, S K ^a   Lekwuwa, G ^a   Seriki, D ^a   Majeed, T ^a  

^a ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AORTA OCCLUSION; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BILATERAL ISCHEMIC LUMBOSACRAL PLEXOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DENERVATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; REFLEX DISORDER; REVASCULARIZATION; SALVAGE THERAPY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 84877020013     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hct035     Document Type: Article

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