Case presentation: Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an acute polyradiculopathy that occurs frequently following infectious diseases, which can lead to immune response nerve antigens, resulting in demyelination and/or axonal damage. Below, we will report 4 clinical cases of GBS associated with previous SARS-Cov-2 pediatric patients. One patient was diagnosed COVID by PCR testing and three serolo...

BACKGROUND Diseases that cause acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) often progress rapidly, thus may cause life threatening complications, therefore, their diagnosis and cure are important. This study was carried out to investigate the causes of acute generalized weakness in children referred to Amirkola Children's Hospital, in Babol, Iran. METHODS In this case series, the epidemiological causes of ...

750 GUillain-Barre syndrome is an acute, symmet­ ric, ascending polyneuropathy that usually occurs after viral infection or immunization (Gilroy & Holliday, 1982). Patients initially show pa­ resis or muscle weakness in the lower limbs, followed rapidly by flaccid pamlysis of the peripheral muscles and eventually of the muscles of the trunk and upper extremities. Because of autonomic nervous sy...

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection has not often been related to the development of Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS). However, the close temporal relationship noted between varicella infection and the onset of GBS suggests the participation of VZV in the etiopathogenesis of GBS. Very few cases have been reported showing this relationship. This report describes 2 cases highly suggestive of this...

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