Guillain-Barré syndrome: Blind men describe an elephant?

Neurology

Volumn 69, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 1647-1649

  Sladky, John T ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOOLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ACUTE INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; ACUTE MOTOR AND SENSORY AXONAL NEUROPATHY; ACUTE MOTOR AXONAL NEUROPATHY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CLINICAL FEATURE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLACCID PARALYSIS; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NEUROPATHY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; NOTE; PATHOLOGY;

CHILD; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS;

EID: 36049046927     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000280583.84253.05     Document Type: Editorial

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