results the mean levels of serum calcium, serum zinc, cerebrospinal fluid calcium and cerebrospinal fluid zinc were 14.51 ± 3.69 mg/dl; 184.04 ± 65.49 µg/dl; 5.23 ± 2.21 mg/dl and 87.06 ± 28.25 µg/dl respectively. conclusions we did not find any clear abnormality in plasma or cerebrospinal fluid calcium and zinc levels in children with febrile seizures in our patient population. patients and me...

background and objective: bacterial meningitis is an important cause of mortality and long-term neural morbidity. immediate diagnosis and treatment are necessary in appropriate time. this study was designed in afzalipour hospital in kerman to evaluate meningitis causes, frequency and csf laboratory changes. patients and methods: in this retrograde descriptive study from september 2003 to septem...

in this review the role of cerebrospinal fluid (csf) in mammalian cerebral cortex development has been highlighted. many studies have focused on the potential role of the csf in the developmental process. in particular, the cerebral cortex develops from the germinal epithelium adjacent to the csf. csf contains proteins, growth factors and other neurotrophic factors which are important for neura...

how to cite this article: karimzadeh p, bakhshandeh bali mk, nasehi mm, taheri otaghsara sm, ghofrani m. atypical findings of guillain-barré syndrome in children. iran j child neurol autumn 2012;6(4):17-22.   abstract objective guillain-barre syndrome (gbs) is an immune-mediated polyneuropathy that occurs mostly after  prior infection. the diagnosis of this syndrome is dependent heavily on the ...