Impaired joint mobility in Guillain-Barre syndrome: a primary or a secondary phenomenon?

Impaired joint mobility in Guillain-Barré syndrome: a primary or a secondary phenomenon?

Three patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome had significant residual impairment of joint mobility. Pain in the limbs and axial skeleton was a prominent early feature, as were autonomic disturbances and bulbar involvement resulting in prolonged mechanical ventilation. All three patients developed marked joint stiffness and contractures despite having physiotherapy from the outset. The skeletal p...

Guillain-Barre’ Syndrome: A Case Report

Background and Objectives: Guillain-Barre´ Syndrome (GBS) is an acute-onset, monophasic, immune-mediated polyneuropathy that often follows an antecedent infection. Special nutritional support has an important role in these patients. Methods: A 6 years old girl with GBS was admitted to PICU of Dr. Sheikh Children Hospital (Mashhad, Iran). Chief compliance for hospitalization was inability to w...

Vision Loss in Guillain-Barre Syndrome: Is it a Complication of Guillain-Barre Syndrome or Just a Coincidence?

© 2016 Journal of ophthalmic and Vision research | published by Wolters KluWer medKnoW Dear Editor, We report a 15-year-old girl who presented to us with a history of progressive weakness of both upper and lower limbs for 2 days before. On examination, the power of lower and upper limbs were 2/5 and 4/5, respectively. She had decreased tone and areflexic quadriparesis with mute plantar. The pat...

The Guillain-Barre' syndrome.

Guillain-barre Syndrome

A case report is presented of a 33-year-old woman who awoke with distal paresthesias, mild incoordination, and progressive weakness. Examination 3 days later demonstrated weakness of the extremities, which was greater in distal muscles than in proximal ones! mild facial weakness, distal vibratory loss, and areflexia. Electrodiagnostic studies provided evidence of an acquired demyelinating polyr...