Pitfalls in electrodiagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome subtypes

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1157-1163

  Uncini, Antonino ^a,b   Manzoli, Claudia ^a   Notturno, Francesca ^a,b   Capasso, Margherita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE FIBER; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; BLOOD; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CLASSIFICATION; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; GANGLIOSIDES; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; NEURAL CONDUCTION;

EID: 77957690315     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.208538     Document Type: Article

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