Miller Fisher variant syndrome, an unusual and severe clinical presentation: A case report [3]

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 239-240

  Gérard, Véronique ^a   Ossemann, Michel ^a   Dive, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CASE REPORT; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; COORDINATION DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; EYE MOVEMENT; EYELID REFLEX; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LETTER; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE TONE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; PUPIL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPEECH DISORDER; TENDON REFLEX; TRACHEOSTOMY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILLER FISHER SYNDROME;

EID: 34447297292     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3280bef955     Document Type: Letter

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