Guillain–Barré syndrome complicating dengue fever: Two case reports

Tzu Chi Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 157-159

  Boo, Yang Liang ^a   Aris, Mohd Azman M ^a   Chin, Pek Woon ^a   Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa Wan ^b   Basri, Hamidon ^b   Hoo, Fan Kee ^b  

^a Department of Medicine Hospital Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom Jalan Kota Tinggi   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acute motor axonal neuropathy; Dengue; Guillain Barr syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 1;

ACUTE MOTOR AXONAL NEUROPATHY; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BABINSKI REFLEX; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILL; DENGUE; DERMATOME; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEVER; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; HYPOREFLEXIA; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LIMB WEAKNESS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILIZATION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RIGOR; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 84948798415     PISSN: 10163190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcmj.2015.09.007     Document Type: Article

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