Multifocal motor neuropathy: Correlation of nerve ultrasound, electrophysiological, and clinical findings

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 165-174

  Kerasnoudis, Antonios ^a   Pitarokoili, Kalliopi ^a   Behrendt, Volker ^a   Gold, Ralf ^a   Yoon, Min Suk ^a  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross sectional area; Electrophysiology; Functional disability; Multifocal motor neuropathy; Nerve ultrasound

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; FATIGUE SEVERITY SCALE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ULTRASOUND; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE; AGED; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POLYNEUROPATHIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 84918590233     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: 15298027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jns5.12067     Document Type: Article

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