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Ultrasound of the peripheral nerves in systemic vasculitic neuropathies

Alexander Grimm1, Bernhard F Décard2, Antje Bischof3

  • 1Department of Neurology, Basel University Hospital, Switzerland; Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
|September 29, 2014
PubMed
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Keywords:
Axonal polyneuropathyMononeuritis multiplexNerve ultrasoundPeripheral nerve systemVasculitic polyneuropathyVasculitis

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