Corneal Confocal Microscopy Detects Small Fibre Neuropathy in Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer and Nerve Regeneration in Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Maryam Ferdousi; Shazli Azmi; Ioannis Nikolaos Petropoulos; Hassan Fadavi; Georgios Ponirakis; Andrew Marshall; Mitra Tavakoli; Imaan Malik; Wasat Mansoor; Rayaz Ahmed Malik

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0139394

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Corneal Confocal Microscopy Detects Small Fibre Neuropathy in Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer and Nerve Regeneration in Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Maryam Ferdousi,

Affiliation Institute of Human Development, Centre for Endocrinology & Diabetes, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester and NIHR/Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Shazli Azmi,

Affiliation Institute of Human Development, Centre for Endocrinology & Diabetes, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester and NIHR/Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Ioannis Nikolaos Petropoulos,

Affiliations Institute of Human Development, Centre for Endocrinology & Diabetes, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester and NIHR/Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, Manchester, United Kingdom, Weill Cornell Medical College Qatar, Division of Research, Qatar Foundation, Education City, Doha, Qatar
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Hassan Fadavi,

Affiliation Institute of Human Development, Centre for Endocrinology & Diabetes, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester and NIHR/Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Georgios Ponirakis,

Affiliations Institute of Human Development, Centre for Endocrinology & Diabetes, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester and NIHR/Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, Manchester, United Kingdom, Weill Cornell Medical College Qatar, Division of Research, Qatar Foundation, Education City, Doha, Qatar
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Andrew Marshall,

Affiliations Institute of Human Development, Centre for Endocrinology & Diabetes, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester and NIHR/Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, Manchester, United Kingdom, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Mitra Tavakoli,

Affiliation Institute of Human Development, Centre for Endocrinology & Diabetes, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester and NIHR/Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Imaan Malik,

Affiliation The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Wasat Mansoor,

Affiliation The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Rayaz Ahmed Malik

* E-mail: ram2045@qatar-med.cornell.edu

Affiliations Institute of Human Development, Centre for Endocrinology & Diabetes, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester and NIHR/Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, Manchester, United Kingdom, Weill Cornell Medical College Qatar, Division of Research, Qatar Foundation, Education City, Doha, Qatar
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Corneal Confocal Microscopy Detects Small Fibre Neuropathy in Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer and Nerve Regeneration in Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Maryam Ferdousi,
Shazli Azmi,
Ioannis Nikolaos Petropoulos,
Hassan Fadavi,
Georgios Ponirakis,
Andrew Marshall,
Mitra Tavakoli,
Imaan Malik,
Wasat Mansoor,
Rayaz Ahmed Malik

Published: October 2, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139394

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