Although generally a sporadic disease, a few cases of Guillain Barre syndrome clustered in families have been reported. We describe four siblings of a Pakistani family from a consanguineous marriage out of whom two developed definite GBS and two had probable GBS at different times. This suggests that there may be a genetic element in the pathogenesis of at least some forms of Guillain Barre syn...

introduction:guillain-barre syndrome(gbs) is the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis. respiratory failure is the most serious short-term complication of gbs and invasive mechanical ventilation is required in 30% of patients.moreover,60% of those who are intubated develop major complications including pnemonia,sepsis,gi bleeding and pulmonary embolism. thus respiratory failure predictio...

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 ...

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...

Introduction:Guillain-Barre Syndrome(GBS) is the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis. Respiratory failure is the most serious short-term complication of GBS and invasive mechanical ventilation is required in 30% of patients.moreover,60% of those who are intubated develop major complications including pnemonia,sepsis,GI bleeding and pulmonary embolism. Thus respiratory failure predictio...

We discuss two of the most common of the acquired inflammatory neuropathies: Guillain-Barre syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, as well as their variants. We review their clinical presentation, electrophysiologic findings, and management, highlighting knowledge gained from the recent literature. Unfortunately, although treatments exist for both Guillain-Barre syndrom...

We report an unusual case of Guillain-Barre syndrome in a 36-year old gentleman, diagnosed based on clinical presentation, CSF analysis and nerve study tests findings, who presented to our department for elective cystoscopy and discovered at the day of surgery to have macular skin rash over the trunk and upper limbs, surgery was postponed. Then and after 12 hours he started to develop the class...

introduction guillain-barre syndrome (gbs) is an immune-mediated acute inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nervous system. infectious agents were usually accused of playing a role in the etiology of gbs. guillain-barre syndrome has rarely been reported following subdural and subarachnoid hemorrhage after head trauma. case presentation we report on a 63-year-old male patient presenting gbs f...