Epidemics and outbreaks of peripheral nervous system disorders: I. infectious and immune-mediated causes
LE MASSON, Gwendal
Neurocentre Magendie : Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale [U1215 Inserm - UB]
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Neurocentre Magendie : Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale [U1215 Inserm - UB]
LE MASSON, Gwendal
Neurocentre Magendie : Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale [U1215 Inserm - UB]
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Neurocentre Magendie : Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale [U1215 Inserm - UB]
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Journal of Neurology. 2021-03, vol. 268, n° 3, p. 879-890
English 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 ...Read more >
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.Read less <
English Keywords
Poliomyelitis
Diphtheria
Leprosy
Guillain–Barré syndrome
HIV
Lyme
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