Autoimmune neurological conditions associated with Zika virus infection [PDF]
, 2018 Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging flavivirus rapidly spreading throughout the tropical Americas. mosquitoes is the principal way of transmission of the virus to humans. ZIKV can be spread by transplacental, perinatal, and body fluids.
Acosta-Ampudia, Yeny +8 more
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Intact thumb reflex in areflexic Guillain Barré syndrome: A novel phenomenon
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2014 Introduction: Areflexia is one of the cardinal clinical features for the diagnosis of Guillain Barré syndrome. However, some patients may have sluggish proximal muscle stretch reflexes.
Karkal Ravishankar Naik +2 more
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What are the experiences of adults returning to work following recovery from Guillain-Barré syndrome? An interpretative phenomenological analysis [PDF]
, 2009 This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright @ 2009 Informa UK Ltd.Purpose. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a transient inflammatory disorder affecting peripheral nerves, characterised
Houlden, H, Reynolds, FA, Royal, E
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Guillain-Barré syndrome and adjuvanted pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 vaccines: A multinational self-controlled case series in Europe [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following the United States' 1976 swine flu vaccination campaign in the USA led to enhanced active surveillance during the pandemic influenza (A(H1N1)pdm09) immunization campaign.
Andrews, N.J. (Nick) +27 more
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Co-cultures with stem cell-derived human sensory neurons reveal regulators of peripheral myelination [PDF]
, 2017 Effective bidirectional signalling between axons and Schwann cells is essential for both the development and maintenance of peripheral nerve function. We have established conditions by which human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived sensory neurons can
Bennett, David L.H. +5 more
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Guillain–Barré syndrome variants: a grave complication of bariatric surgery
The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2022 Background Guillain–Barré syndrome is an acquired inflammatory disease of the peripheral nervous system. It is the most frequent cause of acute flaccid symmetrical weakness of the limbs and areflexia usually reaching its peak within a month.
Raseel A. Aljthalin, Alawi A. Al-Attas
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Neuropathophysiological potential of Guillain-Barré syndrome anti-ganglioside-complex antibodies at mouse motor nerve terminals [PDF]
, 2011 Objectives: Anti-ganglioside antibodies are present in approximately half of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) patients. Recently, it has been shown that a considerable proportion of these patients has serum antibodies against antigenic epitopes formed by a
Goodfellow +22 more
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Adolescent reproductive health and awareness of HIV among rural high school students, North Western Ethiopia. [PDF]
, 2004 Ethiopia is faced with an increasing problem from HIV infection, and the vulnerability of adolescents is a key concern. There is little information on the knowledge, attitudes and practices of this age group with respect to HIV, sexually transmitted ...
Banat, Ibrahim M +3 more
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Case Reports in Transplantation, 2017 Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a common acute autoimmune polyneuropathy in adults. There have been few reported cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome associated with active cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in renal transplant recipients.
Massini Merzkani +2 more
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Guillain–Barré Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 in a Japanese Male
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2022 April 2021 saw a widespread outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Osaka, Japan. We encountered the case of a 52-year-old man who had Guillain–Barré syndrome associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Yoshiki Esa +7 more
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