Guillain-Barré syndrome in children

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 381-385

  Incecik, Faruk ^b   Hergüner, M Ozlem ^a   Altunbasak, Sakir ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Toros mah 40 sok Omer Bayram Havuz apt ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clinical features; Electrophysiological features; Guillain Barr syndrome; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MORTALITY; NERVE FIBER; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 79960111011     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-010-0434-y     Document Type: Article

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