During a 10-year period 16 children with acute Guillain-Barré syndrome were seen. Eleven were admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, either because of difficulty of breathing and swallowing or because of symptoms of autonomic disturbance. Six patients were mechanically ventilated for a mean
Intensive care management of Guillain-Barré syndrome during pregnancy
✍ Scribed by P. E. Gautier; P. Hantson; M. -C. Vekemans; P. Fievez; C. Lecart; C. Sindic; P. Mahieu
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 229 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1238
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