Multifocal enlargement and increased vascularization of peripheral nerves detected by sonography in CIDP: A pilot study

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 154-159

  Goedee, H S ^a   Brekelmans, G J F ^a   Visser, L H ^a  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP); CSF protein; EMG; Nerve hypertrophy; Polyneuropathy; Sonography

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERONEUS NERVE; PILOT STUDY; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; ULNAR NERVE; VASCULARIZATION;

CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY (CIDP); CSF PROTEIN; EMG; NERVE HYPERTROPHY; POLYNEUROPATHY; SONOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERONEAL NERVE; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY, CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING; TIBIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 84890169865     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2013.05.025     Document Type: Article

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