Assessment of current diagnostic criteria for Guillain-Barré syndrome
✍ Scribed by Arthur K. Asbury; David R. Cornblath
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 368 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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✦ Synopsis
Criteria for the diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome are reaffirmed. Electrodiagnostic criteria are expanded and specific detail added.
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