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Simple scoring system to predict outcome in Guillain–Barré syndrome

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boxed-textvan Koningsveld R et al. (2007) A clinical prognostic scoring system for Guillain–Barré syndrome. Lancet Neurol 6: 589–594

Pending validation in a prospective trial, the Erasmus GBS Outcome Score, which incorporates information on patient age, history of diarrhea, and disability at 2 weeks after disease onset, is a useful predictor of outcome in patients with severe GBS

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  1. J-M Léger is Co-Director of the National Reference Center for Rare Neuromuscular Diseases Paris-Est, and F Bolgert is Head of the Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière and University Paris VI, Paris, France.,

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