Guillain-Barré syndrome: A prospective, population-based incidence and outcome survey

Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1146-1150

  Chiò, Adriano ^a,b,f   Cocito, D ^a,b   Leone, M ^c   Giordana, M T ^a,d   Mora, G ^e,f   Mutani, R ^a   Calvo, A ^a   Di Vito, N ^a   Vercellino, M ^a   Bertolotto, A ^a   Bottacchi, E ^a,f   Mazzini, L ^a,j   Terreni, A A ^a   Schiffer, D ^a   Bergamasco, B ^a   Rainero, I ^a   Tribolo, A ^a   Sciolla, R ^a   Mondino, F ^a   Gaviani, P ^c   Monaco, F ^c   De Mattei, M ^b   Morgando, E ^b   Sosso, L ^g   Gionco, M ^g   Morino, U ^h   Nobili, M ^h   Appendino, L ⁱ   Piazza, D ^j   Oddenino, E ^k   Liboni, W ^k   Vaula, G ^f   Ferrari, G ^f   Favero, M ^f   Doriguzzi Bozzo, C ^f   Santamaria, P ^f   Massazza, U ^f   Bollani, E ^f   Villani, A ^f   Conti, R ^f   Balzarini, C ^f   Palermo, M ^f   Vergnano, F ^f   Cordera, S ^f   Buffa, C ^f   Penza, M T ^f   Fassio, F ^f   Meineri, P ^l   Cognazzo, A ^f   Mocellini, C ^f   Dutto, A ^f   Cucatto, A ^f   Cavestro, C ^f   Troni, W ^f   Corso, G ^f   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^d SAN LUIGI GONZAGA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Scientific Institute of Veruno   (Italy)

^f Department of Neuroscience ^*

^g MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h Osp Martini   (Italy)

ⁱ MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j S GIOVANNI BOSCO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^k GRADENIGO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^l S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0037426395     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000055091.96905.D0     Document Type: Article

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