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Improvement of peripheral nervous system manifestations of B‐cell non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma after rituximab therapy
Author(s) -
Briani Chiara,
Zambello Renato,
Cavallaro Tiziana,
Ferrari Sergio,
Lucchetta Marta,
Pollanz Sabine,
Grisold Wolfgang
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of the peripheral nervous system
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1529-8027
pISSN - 1085-9489
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8027.2009.00224.x
Subject(s) - medicine , neurooncology , neurology , pediatrics , surgery , psychiatry
Peripheral nervous system complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) include direct nerve or root infiltration/compression, amyloid deposition, and immune-mediated mechanisms (Baehring et al., 2003; Kelly and Karcher, 2005; Grisold et al., 2007; Viala et al., 2008). We report four patients with NHL and progressive neuropathy treated with rituximab