Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 170-172 , January 2009

Functional Outcome in a Patient With an Acute Quadriparesis Secondary to Systemic Sclerosis: A Case Report

  • Ivan Chernev, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Ivan Chernev, MD, Boston University Medical Center, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine, 732 Harrison Ave F-511, Boston, MA 02118-2398
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  • Kristin Gustafson, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Angel Medina-Bravo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.06.033

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 170-172 , January 2009

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