Acute motor-sensory axonal Guillain-Barré syndrome with unilateral facial nerve paralysis after rotavirus gastroenteritis in a 2-year-old boy.
Journal: Journal Of Infection And Chemotherapy : Official Journal Of The Japan Society Of Chemotherapy
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Abstract
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is well known as presenting with acute immune-mediated polyneuropathies, with strong associations with antecedent infections. Several variant forms of GBS have been described, including acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, acute motor axonal neuropathy, acute motor-sensory axonal neuropathy, and sensory GBS. We present a rare case of 2-year-old boy with acute motor and sensory polyneuropathy and left-sided facial nerve paralysis after rotavirus infection. He received immunoglobulin i.v. with subsequent satisfactory recovery.
Authors
Noriki Kamihiro, Masamune Higashigawa, Tomohiro Yamamoto, Ayako Yoshino, Keiko Sakata, Yuji Nashida, Tomoaki Maji, Takashi Fujiwara, Masakazu Inoue
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