Vaccines and Guillain-Barre syndrome

The Guillain-Barre' syndrome.

Guillain-Barre’ Syndrome: A Case Report

Background and Objectives: Guillain-Barre´ Syndrome (GBS) is an acute-onset, monophasic, immune-mediated polyneuropathy that often follows an antecedent infection. Special nutritional support has an important role in these patients. Methods: A 6 years old girl with GBS was admitted to PICU of Dr. Sheikh Children Hospital (Mashhad, Iran). Chief compliance for hospitalization was inability to w...

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...

Guillain-barre Syndrome and Idiopathic

To the Editor: We report the case of a 3 year-old girl with Guillain-Barre syndrome and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. She was admitted to the Children's Hospital of Tunis because she suddenly developed, some days after an upper respiratory tract infection, bilateral and symmetric weakness of the lower limbs. During the first week, she suffered from abdominal muscle weakness with moderate...

Prognosis in Guillain-Barre, syndrome

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