Post-traumatic stress disorder as a sequela of Guillain-Barre syndrome
โ Scribed by Claude M. Chemtob; Michael G. Herriott
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 359 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0894-9867
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โฆ Synopsis
Post-traumatic stress dkorder (PTSD) was observed in a 24 year-old female following severe Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). A review of the literature uncovered no previously mentioned eramples of PTSD resulting from GBS or other medical illnesses. GBS-induced PTSD shared the features of PTSD seen followina other traumatic events.
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