Paraproteinaemic neuropathies
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Tremor associated with benign IgM paraproteinaemic neuropathy.
The clinical and neurophysiological features of six patients with action tremor of the upper limbs associated with IgM paraproteinaemic neuropathy are described. Symptomatic tremor was confined to the upper limbs and was broadly symmetrical. The frequency of associated rhythmic muscle activity ranged from 2.8 to 5.5 Hz in abductor pollicis brevis and from 3.7 to 5.5 Hz in the forearm flexor mus...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Neurologie pro praxi
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1213-1814,1803-5280
DOI: 10.36290/neu.2016.006