Swallowing dysfunction in hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies
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Swallowing dysfunction in hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies.
Dra. Rosana Herminia Scola – Serviço de Doenças Neuromusculares / Hospital de Clínicas da UFPR – Rua General Carneiro 181 / 3o andar 80060-900 Curitiba PR – Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is an autosomal dominant peripheral neuropathy characterized by recurrent episodes of paralysis of peripheral nerves, usually after a minor tra...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2008000600027