Guillain-Barre syndrome in immunocompromised patients: A report of three patients and review of the literature

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1002-1007

  Qureshi, Adnan I ^a   Cook, Alberta ^a   Mishu, Husham P ^a   Krendel, David A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Guillain Barre; Immunocompromise

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; IMMUNOLOGY; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; REVIEW;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY;

EID: 0030611911     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199708)20:8<1002::AID-MUS10>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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