Epidemics and outbreaks of peripheral nervous system disorders: I. infectious and immune-mediated causes.
J Neurol
; 268(3): 879-890, 2021 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-756085
ABSTRACT
The history of mankind is marked by numerous epidemics, some of which involved diseases of the peripheral nervous system, either infectious or otherwise. We describe here the three main infectious causes of epidemics that affect the peripheral nervous system leprosy, poliomyelitis and diphtheria. We then discuss the main epidemics of immune-mediated origin.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Poliomyelitis
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Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome
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Epidemics
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Leprosy
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Neurol
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S00415-020-10215-9
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