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Post‐traumatic stress disorder as a sequela of Guillain‐Barre syndrome
Author(s) -
Chemtob Claude M.,
Herriott Michael G.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.2490070415
Subject(s) - sequela , guillain barre syndrome , traumatic stress , psychiatry , medicine , psychology , clinical psychology , pediatrics
Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was observed in a 24 year‐old female following severe Guillain‐Barre syndrome (GBS). A review of the literature uncovered no previously mentioned examples of PTSD resulting from GBS or other medical illnesses. GBS‐induced PTSD shared the features of PTSD seen following other traumatic events.