Double-blind trial of intravenous methylprednisolone in Guillain-Barré syndrome

The Lancet

Volumn 341, Issue 8845, 1993, Pages 586-590

  Guillain Barre Syndrome Steroid Trial Group ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISABLED PERSONS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PLASMA EXCHANGE; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL CAPACITY; WALKING;

EID: 0027476376     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)90351-G     Document Type: Article

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