Indicators of rapid clinical recovery in Guillain-Barré syndrome

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 560-562

  Kuwabara, S ^a   Mori, M ^a   Ogawara, K ^a   Hattori, T ^a   Yuki, N ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute motor axonal neuropathy; Anti GM1 antibody; Guillain Barr syndrome; Haemophilus influenzae; Tendon reflex

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE GM1 ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; TENDON REFLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION;

EID: 0035056947     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.70.4.560     Document Type: Article

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