There are two main hypotheses concerning the aetiology of the Guillain-Barre syndrome. First, that it is a primary virus infection, and, secondly, that it is a form of 'neuro-allergy' (Furtado, 1950) with the allergic state resulting from either an antecedent illness (usually a virus disease) or an immunizing injection. The terms 'acute infectious polyneuritis' and 'acute post-infective polyneu...

With the reduction of poliomyelitis Guillain Barre Syndrome has become the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis in both developed and developing countries with an incidence 0.9-1.1 cases per 100000 children below 15 years of age [1,2]. A common misconception is that the GBS has a good prognosisbut up to 20% of patients remain severely disabled and approximately 5% die, despite immunothe...

how to cite this article: salehiomran mr, nikkhah a, mahdavi m. prognosis of guillain-barré syndrome in children. iran j child neurol. spring 2016; 10(2):38-41. abstract objective guillain-barre syndrome (gbs) is an acute polyradiculoneuropathy characterized by progressive motor weakness of limbs and areflexia. in this study, our aim was to evaluate the clinical pattern and prognosis of childre...

OBJECTIVES To find the incidence, clinical pattern and outcome of Guillain-Barre syndrome in the Sultanate of Oman in children less than 15 years of age. METHODS All children under fifteen years with acute flaccid paralysis were admitted to identify the underlying cause. The diagnosis of Gullain Barre syndrome was made by clinical criteria, cerebrospinal fluid findings and nerve conduction st...

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