Phrenic nerve conduction in the early stage of Guillain-Barre syndrome might predict the respiratory failure

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 255-258

  Ito, H ^a,b,b   Fujita, K ^b   Kinoshita, Y ^b   Takanashi, Y ^a   Kusaka, H ^b  

^a Tokyo West Tokushukai Hospital   (Japan)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Guillain Barre syndrome; Phrenic nerve; Respiratory assistance; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHRENIC NERVE; PREDICTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PHRENIC NERVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REACTION TIME; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 34548509927     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00874.x     Document Type: Article

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