Acute axonal poly-radiculoneuropathy associated with partially treated brucellosis: A case report

Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 262-264

  Haghighi, Afshin Borhani ^a,c   Sabayan, Behnam ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acute axonal polyradiculoneuropathy; Brucellosis; Ganglioside

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; GANGLIOSIDE GM1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LIPOOLIGOSACCHARIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; APNEA; ARTICLE; AXONAL POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; CROSS REACTION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APNEA; BRUCELLOSIS; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; G(M1) GANGLIOSIDE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY;

EID: 34748850072     PISSN: 15220443     EISSN: 15371611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CND.0b013e3181563d2a     Document Type: Article

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