Giullain barre syndrome associated with brucellosis

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 329-331

  Barzegar, Mohammad ^a,b   Shoaran, Maryam ^b  

^a Department of Pediatric Neurology ^*

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Brucellosis; Guillain Barre syndrome; Molecular mimicry

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 66549088207     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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