An earlier investigation from our laboratory (Ilyas AA, Willison HJ, Quarles RH, et al. Serum antibodies to gangliosides in Guillain-Barre syndrome. Ann Neurol 1988;23:440-447) demonstrating the presence of high levels of antiganglioside antibodies in the sera of 5 of 26 patients with Guillain-Barre
Widenings of the myelin lamellae in a typical Guillain–Barré syndrome
✍ Scribed by Dr. J. M. Vallat; Dr. M. J. Leboutet; Dr. M. O. Jauberteau; Dr. F. Tabaraud; Dr. P. Couratier; Dr. F. Akani
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 325 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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