Axonal Guillain-Barré syndrome subtypes: Do we need more splitting?

Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 598-599

  Yuki, Nobuhiro ^a   Saperstein, David S ^b  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE GD 1A; GANGLIOSIDE GM1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ACUTE INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; ACUTE MOTOR AND SENSORY AXONAL NEUROPATHY; ACUTE MOTOR AXONAL NEUROPATHY; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANVIER NODE; TENDON REFLEX;

EID: 0041834702     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.61.5.598     Document Type: Editorial

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