Guillain-Barre syndrome: An unusual presentation of West Nile virus infection

Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 144-146

  Ahmed, S ^a   Libman, Richard B ^a   Wesson, K ^a   Ahmed, F ^b   Einberg, K ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEVER; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; PROGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGED; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 0034641141     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.55.1.144     Document Type: Article

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