Small-fibre neuropathy related to bulbar and spinal-onset in patients with ALS

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 262, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1014-1018

  Truini, A ^a   Biasiotta, A ^a   Onesti, E ^a   Di Stefano, G ^a   Ceccanti, M ^a   La Cesa, S ^a   Pepe, A ^a   Giordano, C ^b   Cruccu, G ^a   Inghilleri, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Skin biopsy; Small fibre neuropathy

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BIOPSY; COMPLICATION; ERYTHROMELALGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BIOPSY; ERYTHROMELALGIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; SKIN;

EID: 84939987662     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-015-7672-0     Document Type: Article

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