Electrophysiological classification of Guillain-Barre syndrome: Clinical associations and outcome

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 780-788

  Hadden, R D M ^a   Cornblath, D R ^c   Hughes, R A C ^a   Zielasek, J ^d   Hartung, H P ^e   Toyka, K V ^d   Swan, A V ^b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE GM1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMYELINATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031768424     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410440512     Document Type: Article

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