Tick paralysis as a cause of autonomic dysfunction in a 57-year-old female

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-192

  Crawford, Paul ^a   Mitchell, Deana ^b  

^a Nellis Air Force Base   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system diseases; Guillain Barre; Tick paralysis

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEART RATE; HUMAN; TICK BITE; ANIMAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TICK PARALYSIS;

EID: 63249089517     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318186b1e0     Document Type: Article

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