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Improvement in Lasegue’s sign: An early predictor of recovery in childhood Guillain-Barre syndrome

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal

    Arun K. Baranwal, Ravi N. Mandal & Rupa Singh

  2. Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India

    Arun K. Baranwal, Ravi N. Mandal & Rupa Singh

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Baranwal, A.K., Mandal, R.N. & Singh, R. Improvement in Lasegue’s sign: An early predictor of recovery in childhood Guillain-Barre syndrome. Indian J Pediatr 73, 249–250 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02825495

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