bilateral ptosis as the first presentation of guillain-barre syndrome

Bilateral Ptosis as the First Presentation of Guillain-Barre Syndrome.

Objective Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is the most common cause of acute weakness in children. It has multiple variant forms with different presentations. A rare initial sign is ptosis. In this study, we present a 10-year-old girl with bilateral ptosis without opthalmoplegia followed by a weakness in extremities with a favourable response to intravenous immunoglobulin. Due to the patient's ini...

Hyponatraemic encephalopathy as the initial presentation of Guillain-Barre syndrome.

This report deals with an elderly lady with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), who presented with features of unusually severe hyponatraemia. The hyponatraemia was probably due to the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). The hyponatraemia resolved with water restriction and infusion of hypertonic saline; GBS was treated with human immunoglobulin (IVIG). This patient'...

The Guillain-Barre' syndrome.

Dengue presenting as Guillain Barre Syndrome

E-mail: [email protected]; Tel.: 91-22-23693509 Dengue fever (DF) has been increasingly reported among children in Mumbai. The common clinical and laboratory features seen in dengue-infected children are: fever, thrombocytopenia, elevated serum transaminases, elevated partial thromboplastin time (PTT), hypotension, vomiting , haemoconcentration, leukopenia and hepatomegaly.[1] Though ...

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: an unusual presentation of intravascular lymphoma.