## Abstract Adynamic ileus occurred in 17 of 114 patients (15%) with severe Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS). Cardiovascular dysautonomia coincided with ileus in only five patients. In four patients, mechanical ventilation and immobilization could be implicated; and in eight patients, preexisting cond
Severe backache in Guillain-Barré syndrome
✍ Scribed by Marisa Sánchez-Guerra; Jon Infante; Julio Pascual; José Berciano
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 139 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
- DOI
- 10.1002/mus.1228
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