Early Electrodiagnostic Findings in Guillain-Barré Syndrome
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Early electrodiagnostic findings in Guillain-Barré syndrome.
CONTEXT Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is the foremost cause of acute, generalized, peripheral neuropathic weakness. Although nerve conduction studies are a diagnostic aid, the characteristic electrical changes may not evolve for several weeks. Early diagnosis of GBS is important, however, because early treatment has been shown to improve outcome. OBJECTIVES To describe the electrodiagnostic a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.58.6.913