Postradiation lower motor neuron syndrome: Case series and literature review

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 260, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1802-1806

  Abraham, A ^a,b   Drory, V E ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cauda equina; Lower motor neuron; Radiation

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE STUDY; CAUDA EQUINA; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DENERVATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FASCICULATION; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LIMB WEAKNESS; LOWER MOTOR NEURON SYNDROME; LYMPHOMA; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RADIATION DOSE; SEMINOMA; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD; SPINE METASTASIS; TESTIS CANCER; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; CAUDA EQUINA; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR NEURONS; RADIOTHERAPY; SEMINOMA; SPINAL CORD; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84880302039     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-013-6881-7     Document Type: Article

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