Epidemiologic features of Guillain-Barré syndrome in São Paulo, Brazil Aspectos epidemiológicos da síndrome de Guillain-Barré em São Paulo, Brasil

INTRODUCTION: There are few epidemiologic studies concerning Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Due to difficulties with definition and lack of a standard diagnostic test of reference, GBS is not easy to study epidemiologically. We evaluate some epidemiological features of GBS in a sample of cases treat...

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Main Authors: Maria Sheila Guimarães Rocha, Sônia Maria Dozzi Brucki, Alzira Alves de Siqueira Carvalho, Úrsula Waleska Poti Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2004-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2004000100006