Measurement of motor root conduction time at the early stage of Guillain-Barre syndrome

TEMUÇİN Ç. M., NURLU G.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, cilt.18, sa.10, ss.1240-1245, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2011.03365.x
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1240-1245
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and purpose: As they are mainly performed at distal nerve parts, routine electrophysiological examinations can fail to detect the abnormalities at the early stage of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) because of predominant involvement of proximal nerve segments. Measurements focused on proximal conduction can provide additional findings. We investigated the diagnostic significance of motor root conduction time (MRCT) at the early stage of GBS.