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Vincristine-induced neuropathy: Atypical electrophysiological patterns in children

Hélène Courtemanche1, Armelle Magot1,2, Yolaine Ollivier1

  • 1Laboratoire d'Explorations Fonctionnelles, Hôtel-Dieu, CHU de Nantes, 44093, Nantes, France.

Muscle & Nerve
|March 12, 2015
PubMed
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Keywords:
mononeuritis multiplexmotor neuropathyneurotoxicitypediatric cancerstoxic neuropathyvincristine

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