Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy in children: I. Presentation, electrodiagnostic studies, and initial clinical course, with comparison to adults

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1008-1015

  Simmons, Zachary ^a   Wald, John J ^b   Albers, James W ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood diseases; Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; Pediatrics; Peripheral neuropathy; Polyneuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030803566     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199708)20:8<1008::AID-MUS11>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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