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SUBMITTER: Naik KR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4090847 | biostudies-other | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 20140401 2
<h4>Introduction</h4>Areflexia is one of the cardinal clinical features for the diagnosis of Guillain Barré syndrome. However, some patients may have sluggish proximal muscle stretch reflexes. Presence of thumb reflex, a distal stretch muscle reflex has not been documented in Guillain Barré syndrome.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>We prospectively evaluated thumb reflex in Guillain Barré syndrome patients and age matched controls from April to September 2013.<h4>Results</h4>There were 31 patients ...[more]