Guillain-Barré syndrome with meningoencephalitis after Campylobacter jejuni infection

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 966-968

  Tsugawa, Takeshi ^a   Nikaido, Koki ^a   Doi, Toshiaki ^a   Koga, Michiaki ^c   Susuki, Keiichiro ^c   Kubota, Tomoki ^b   Tsutsumi, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Department of Pediatrics   (Japan)

^c DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti ganglioside antibody; Campylobacter jejuni; Guillain Barr syndrome; Meningoencephalitis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; GLYCEROL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SOMNOLENCE; TENDON REFLEX; URINE RETENTION;

ADOLESCENT; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 16544383721     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000141741.36367.86     Document Type: Article

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