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A Case of Guillan Barre Syndrome Presenting with Hyperreflexia

Areflexia and progressive flaccid weakness are considered essential for diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) .We hereby report a case of a 41 year old male presenting with acute onset flaccid quadriparesis. Diagnosis of GBS wasmade based on history and clinical findings supported by Cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) studies and Nerve Conduction Study(NCS). The significance of the case was the pres...

Acute Iatrogenic Rhabdomyolisis and Guillan-Barre’ Syndrome: A Dangerous Association

GBS is an acute demyelinating disease of peripheral nerves, which usually follows viral or bacterial illness. There is considerable evidence that GBS is an immune-mediated disease often due to a gastrointestinal or, more rarely, to a lung infection [1]. However, the exact pathogenesis remains unclear. In this case report, we describe a patient in which a preceding lung infection, associated wit...

Epidemiology of childhood Guillan-Barre syndrome in the north west of Iran

BACKGROUND AND AIMS This study was carried out to investigate the incidence, annual time trend and some epidemiological and clinical features of Guillain-Barre syndrome in children in the north west of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this population-based cross sectional research, epidemiological and clinical features of 143 cases with Guillain-Barre syndrome between 2001 and 2006 were studied...

The Guillain-Barre' syndrome.

Guillain-barre Syndrome

A case report is presented of a 33-year-old woman who awoke with distal paresthesias, mild incoordination, and progressive weakness. Examination 3 days later demonstrated weakness of the extremities, which was greater in distal muscles than in proximal ones! mild facial weakness, distal vibratory loss, and areflexia. Electrodiagnostic studies provided evidence of an acquired demyelinating polyr...