Multiple A waves in Guillain-Barre syndrome

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 394-399

  Kornhuber, Malte E ^a   Bischoff, Christian ^a   Mentrup, Heike ^a   Conrad, Bastian ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

A wave; Axon reflex; Conduction block; Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS); Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; TIBIAL NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AXONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; NEURAL CONDUCTION; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; QUADRIPLEGIA; REFLEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033007306     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199903)22:3<394::AID-MUS13>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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