Guillain-Barré syndrome in the elderly: Clinical, electrophysiological, therapeutic and outcome features

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 63, Issue 3 B, 2005, Pages 772-775

  França Jr , Marcondes C ^a   Deus Silva, Leonardo ^a   De Castro, Rafael ^a   Garibaldi, Solange G ^a   Pfeilsticker, Beatriz H M ^a   Nucci, Anamarli ^a   Marques Jr , José F C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elderly; Guillain Barr syndrome; Intravenous immunoglobulin; Plasmapheresis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

AGING; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BACTEREMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27144508863     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2005000500010     Document Type: Review

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