High dose intravenous immune globulin in the treatment of hereditary recurrent brachial plexus neuropathy
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Inflammation and neuropathic attacks in hereditary brachial plexus neuropathy.
OBJECTIVE To study the role of mechanical, infectious, and inflammatory factors inducing neuropathic attacks in hereditary brachial plexus neuropathy (HBPN), an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by attacks of pain and weakness, atrophy, and sensory alterations of the shoulder girdle and upper limb muscles. METHODS Four patients from separate kindreds with HBPN were evaluated. Upper ex...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.4.550