Spinal nerve involvement in early Guillain–Barré syndrome: A clinico-electrophysiological, ultrasonographic and pathological study. Issue 4 (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gallardo, Elena; Sedano, María J.; Orizaola, Pedro; Sánchez-Juan, Pascual; González-Suárez, Andrea; García, Antonio; Terán-Villagrá, Nuria; Ruiz-Soto, María; Álvaro, Rosa Landeras; Berciano, María T.; Lafarga, Miguel; Berciano, José
• Is Part Of: Clinical neurophysiology. Volume 126:Issue 4(2015:Apr.)
• Page Start: 810
• Page End: 819
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Neurophysiology -- Periodicals; Electroencephalography -- Periodicals; Electromyography -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; 612.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.06.051
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1388-2457

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st130">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0245">We carried out clinical-electrophysiological evaluation, and ultrasonography of peripheral nerves and cervical nerves in 6 early Guillain–Barré patients, with detailed autopsy study in one of them.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0250">Involvement of spinal nerves was an outstanding finding.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0255">Inflammatory oedema of spinal nerves is a pathogenically relevant feature to understanding the mechanism of ascending paralysis.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>