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September 25, 2018; 91 (13) Article

Surgery and risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome

A French nationwide epidemiologic study

Jérémie Rudant, Axelle Dupont, Yann Mikaeloff, Francis Bolgert, Joël Coste, Alain Weill
First published August 24, 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000006246
Jérémie Rudant
From Caisse Nationale de l'Assurance Maladie (J.R., A.D., J.C., A.W.), Direction de la Stratégie des Études et des Statistiques, Département Études en Santé Publique, Paris; Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (Y.M.), Hôpital Bicêtre, Unité de Rééducation Neurologique Infantile, Bicêtre; Université Paris-Saclay (Y.M.), Université Paris-Sud, CESP, Inserm, Villejuif; and Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (F.B.), Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Réanimation Neurologique, Neurologie 1, Paris, France.
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Surgery and risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome
A French nationwide epidemiologic study
Jérémie Rudant, Axelle Dupont, Yann Mikaeloff, Francis Bolgert, Joël Coste, Alain Weill
Neurology Sep 2018, 91 (13) e1220-e1227; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006246

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vol. 91 no. 13 e1220-e1227
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000006246
PubMed: 
30143563

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received February 19, 2018
  • Accepted in final form June 28, 2018
  • First Published August 24, 2018.

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    1. Jérémie Rudant, MD, PhD*,
    2. Axelle Dupont, MD*,
    3. Yann Mikaeloff, MD, PhD,
    4. Francis Bolgert, MD,
    5. Joël Coste, MD, PhD and
    6. Alain Weill, MD
  1. Jérémie Rudant, MD, PhD*,
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  3. Axelle Dupont, MD*,
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  5. Yann Mikaeloff, MD, PhD,
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  1. From Caisse Nationale de l'Assurance Maladie (J.R., A.D., J.C., A.W.), Direction de la Stratégie des Études et des Statistiques, Département Études en Santé Publique, Paris; Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (Y.M.), Hôpital Bicêtre, Unité de Rééducation Neurologique Infantile, Bicêtre; Université Paris-Saclay (Y.M.), Université Paris-Sud, CESP, Inserm, Villejuif; and Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (F.B.), Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Réanimation Neurologique, Neurologie 1, Paris, France.
  1. Correspondence
    Dr. Rudant jeremie.rudant{at}assurance-maladie.fr
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