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Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an acquired disease of the peripheral nervous system which causes demyelination and leads to weakness, ataxia, and areflexia. There are a variety of forms of the syndrome, and although it is found in all age groups, it is rare in children less than two years of age. The present complaint of weakness, ataxia, or lower extremity pain in the pediatric population sh...

incomplete recovery in children with Guillain-Barrc polyneuritis. J Pediatr 1975;86:356-59. 3 Eisen A. Humphreys P. The Guillain-Barr6 syndrome. Arch Neurol 1974;30:438-43. 4 Asbury AK. Diagnostic considerations in Guillain-Barr6 syndrome. Ann Neurol 1981 ;9(Suppl): 1-15. 5 Marks HG, Augustine P, Allen RJ. Fisher's syndromc in children. Pediatrics 1977;60:726-9. " Kibel MA. Guillain-Barr6 syndr...

The author reports a case of recurrent Guillain-Barre syndrome with a period of nearly complete remission during 2 years between acute episodes. The case is reported because of its rarity.

in order to identify the clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of childhood guillain-barre syndrome (gbs) in east azarbaijan province, clinical and electrophysiological data on 40 consecutive children with gbs, admitted to tabriz children's medical center from march 21st 1999 to march 20th 2002, were analyzed. all patients received intravenous immunoglobulin, 400 mg /kg/ day fo...

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 ...

incomplete recovery in children with Guillain-Barrc polyneuritis. J Pediatr 1975;86:356-59. 3 Eisen A. Humphreys P. The Guillain-Barr6 syndrome. Arch Neurol 1974;30:438-43. 4 Asbury AK. Diagnostic considerations in Guillain-Barr6 syndrome. Ann Neurol 1981 ;9(Suppl): 1-15. 5 Marks HG, Augustine P, Allen RJ. Fisher's syndromc in children. Pediatrics 1977;60:726-9. " Kibel MA. Guillain-Barr6 syndr...