Miller Fisher syndrome in infancy

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 559-561

  Benito León, Julián ^a   Bravo, Juan ^a   Mateos, Fernando ^a   Simón, Rogelio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Guillain Barre syndrome; Immunoglobulins; Infancy; Miller Fisher syndrome

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME;

ATAXIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PROTEINS; REACTION TIME; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0029823812     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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