Criteria for the diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome are reaffirmed. Electrodiagnostic criteria are expanded and specific detail added.
Current diagnostic criteria for guillain-barré syndrome
✍ Scribed by F. G. A. Der Van Meché; J. Meulstee; R. P. Kleyweg
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 250 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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