| Literature DB >> 15623709 |
M P J Garssen1, J B J Bussmann, P I M Schmitz, A Zandbergen, T G Welter, I S J Merkies, H J Stam, P A van Doorn.
Abstract
Many patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) experience excessive fatigue, which may persist for years and reduce quality of life. The authors performed a 12-week study of bicycle exercise training in 20 patients with severe fatigue, 16 with relatively good recovery from GBS, and 4 with stable CIDP. Training seemed well tolerated, and self-reported fatigue scores decreased 20% (p = 0.001). Physical fitness, functional outcome, and quality of life were improved.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15623709 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000148589.87107.9c
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910