A Rare Variable Presentation of Paediatric Gullain-Barre Syndrome: A Case of Acute Flaccid Paralysis
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
A 2.6 years old boy previously healthy presented with h/o mild fever and generalized weakness 10 days back following which he became irritable and lethargic and lower limb weakness for 3 days. Plain MRI brain was normal but the CSF study showed albumino-cytologic dissociation and Nerve conduction study showed absence of ‘f ’ waves. He was started on IV Human Immunoglobulin (IV Ig) after which he improved and was discharged in stable condition.
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Gurjit Kaur
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