Bilateral ballism in a patient with overlapping Fisher's and Guillain-Barré syndromes

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 206-208

  Odaka, M ^a   Yuki, N ^a   Hirata, K ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis; Bilateral ballism; Fisher's syndrome; Guillain Barre syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BALLISM; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DIPLOPIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0032804264     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.67.2.206     Document Type: Article

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