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[Changes in peripheral nerves conduction velocity following Guillain-Barré syndrome]. 1977

I Niebrj-Dobosz, and K Rowińska-Marcińska, and I Dembek

The material reported includes 14 patients with a history of Guillain-Barré syndrome of relatively mild course many years ago. No abnomalities were found in them on neurological examination. Electrophysiological investigations of peripheral nerves revealed, however, changes indicating slight but persistent subclinical lesions. Conduction changes involved the sensory and motor fibres in the tested nerves and were most evident in the ulnar nerve. Changes of maximal motor conduction velocity were , apart from some cases, parallel to the changes in the minimal conduction velocity. Late subclinical sequelae in this group were compared with those in a group of cases with severe course of the disease and no significant differences were disclosed. It seems thus that the electrophysiological sequelae are not relevant to the clinical pattern of the acute stage and may persist even after the mildest form of the syndrome without evidence of any clinical abnormalities.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009431	Neural Conduction	The propagation of the NERVE IMPULSE along the nerve away from the site of an excitation stimulus.	Nerve Conduction,Conduction, Nerve,Conduction, Neural,Conductions, Nerve,Conductions, Neural,Nerve Conductions,Neural Conductions
D010525	Peripheral Nerves	The nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord, including the autonomic, cranial, and spinal nerves. Peripheral nerves contain non-neuronal cells and connective tissue as well as axons. The connective tissue layers include, from the outside to the inside, the epineurium, the perineurium, and the endoneurium.	Endoneurium,Epineurium,Perineurium,Endoneuriums,Epineuriums,Nerve, Peripheral,Nerves, Peripheral,Perineuriums,Peripheral Nerve
D011128	Polyradiculopathy	Disease or injury involving multiple SPINAL NERVE ROOTS. Polyradiculitis refers to inflammation of multiple spinal nerve roots.	Polyradiculitis,Polyradiculopathy, Abdominal,Abdominal Polyradiculopathies,Abdominal Polyradiculopathy,Polyradiculitides,Polyradiculopathies,Polyradiculopathies, Abdominal
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000208	Acute Disease	Disease having a short and relatively severe course.	Acute Diseases,Disease, Acute,Diseases, Acute
D014459	Ulnar Nerve	A major nerve of the upper extremity. In humans, the fibers of the ulnar nerve originate in the lower cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord (usually C7 to T1), travel via the medial cord of the brachial plexus, and supply sensory and motor innervation to parts of the hand and forearm.	Nerve, Ulnar,Nerves, Ulnar,Ulnar Nerves