Guillain-Barre syndrome: An unusual complication after snake bite

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 729-731

  Chuang, Tien Yow ^a,b   Lin, Shie Wei ^c,d   Chan, Rai Chi ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Veterans General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c Dept of Phys Med and Rehab   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; PARESIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; POLYNEUROPATHY; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; SNAKEBITE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; NERVE CONDUCTION; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; SNAKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; BUNGARUS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; SNAKE BITES;

EID: 0029666379     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90018-0     Document Type: Article

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