Guillain-Barré syndrome after brachial plexus trauma: case report Síndrome de Guillain-Barré após traumatismo de plexo braquial: relato de caso

The Guilllain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute predominantly demyelinating polyneuropathy. In many cases GBS is preceding by infection, immunization, surgery or trauma. Although there are a few reports of GBS after head trauma, there is no report of this syndrome after brachial plexus injury. We rep...

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Main Authors: Marcos R.G. de Freitas, Osvaldo J.M. Nascimento, Maria Beatriz B.P. Harouche, Adolfo Vasconcelos, Heloy Darroz Jr, Tânia Maria Escada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2006-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000600032