A 16-month-old girl was diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and transferred to our hospital on the 58th day of the hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis after treatment failure according to the Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis-2004 protocol. On admission to our hospital, she had a flaccid paralysis of her lower limbs. Nerve conduction studies showed a acute motor...

A 10-year-old girl with Fischer`s variant of acute Guillain-Barre syndrome is described. She had predominantly sensory involvement with autonomic dysfunction, ophthalmoplegia and myoclonic jerks. Myoclonus persisted for 2 weeks and the pupillary involvement was evident even after 2 months. The association of myoclonus with Guillain-Barre syndrome has not been previously reported.

Autonomic dysfunction is common in association with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Cardiovascular involvement is the most common in this context. But isolated faecal incontinence as parasympathetic hyperactivity is the rarest event. In this case report, we documented a case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome with bulbar palsy and diarrhoea for 3 weeks without detectable pathology and not responding to conven...

Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) off late has been the most frequent cause of acute flaccid paralysis worldwide, replacing poliomyelitis which dominated in the past few decades. A 4 months old female infant was presented with sudden onset; nonprogressive weakness of both lower limbs with areflexia and urinary retention such clinical features consistent with Guillain Barre Syndrome. She was treated...

Objective: To determine the frequency of axonal variants in our patients of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration: Department of Neurology, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi and Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFIRM) from 01 Jan 2009 to 30 Jul 2010. Patients and Methods: Forty adult patients meeting the National Institute of Neurological Dis...

Infectious mononucleosis is a clinical syndrome characterized by fever, lymphadenopathy and pharyngitis. Neurologic complications of infectious mononucleosis, such as the development of Guillain-Barre syndrome, have been rarely reported and usually present late in the course of the disease. We describe a case of a 29 year old male with no significant past medical history who was diagnosed with ...

Barium poisoning is an important cause of areflexic quadriplegia associated with hypokalemia. Presenting features may mimic Guillain-Barre syndrome. A high index of suspicion of barium poisoning in two patients who presented with features resembling Guillain-Barre syndrome, led to timely management and early recovery in both the cases.

Acute pandysautonomia has been suggested to be an uncommon variant of Guillain-Barre syndrome. Acute pandysautonomia does not seem to have been treated with intravenous immunoglobulin or other therapies proved efficacious in Guillain-Barre syndrome. A patient is reported with severe acute pandysautonomia who responded dramatically to intravenous immunoglobulin. The findings are consistent with ...

INTRODUCTION Guillain-Barre syndrome is an acute neuropathy that rarely compromises bladder function. Conservative management including clean intermittent catheterization and pharmacotherapy is the primary approach for hypocompliant contracted bladder. Surgical treatment may be used in refractory cases to improve bladder compliance and capacity in order to protect the upper urinary tract. We de...

Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a sleep-associated movement disorder with sensory and motor components that follows a chronic course. Acute development of RLS has rarely been reported. Our purpose was to raise awareness of the subject by describing a picture of acute RLS in a case of Guillain-Barre syndrome. Citation: Vildan Altunayoglu Cakmak., et al. “Restless Legs Syndrome Presenting As Acut...