Cranial nerve enhancement in the Guillain-Barré syndrome.

نویسندگان

  • R K Fulbright
  • E Erdum
  • G Sze
  • T Byrne
چکیده

We report a case of Guillain-Barré syndrome with enhancement of multiple cranial nerves seen with postcontrast MR imaging. Clinical symptoms and electrodiagnostic studies reflected abnormalities of some but not all of the enhancing cranial nerves.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology

دوره 16 4 Suppl  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1995