Pseudo-guillain-barre syndrome due to "whippet"-Induced myeloneuropathy

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 400-401

  Tatum, William O ^a   Bui, Daniel D ^a   Grant, Edmund G ^a   Murtagh, Ryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascending paralysis; Guillain Barre syndrome; Myeloneuropathy; Nitrous oxide; Vitamin B12 deficiency

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; DIAZEPAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NITROUS OXIDE; OLMESARTAN; PAROXETINE; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; DEPRESSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEVER; GAIT DISORDER; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PSEUDO GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; RHINORRHEA; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEAKNESS;

ADULT; BRAIN; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 78349300231     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2009.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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