Occam can be wrong: A young man with lumbar pain and acute weakness of the legs

Lancet

Volumn 367, Issue 9509, 2006, Pages 540-

  Neira, M Inmaculada ^a   Sánchez, Javier ^a   Moreno, Isabel ^a   Chiaraviglio, Ana ^a   Rayo, Alfonso ^a   Gutiérrez, Javier ^a   Erice, Alejo ^a  

^a Hospital Asepeyo   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEG; LIMB WEAKNESS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 32144444148     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68191-9     Document Type: Article

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