GuillainuBarre syndrome with hyperreflexia and bilateral papillitis in a child

İNCECİK F., HERGUNER O. M., BESEN S., YAR K., ALTUNBAŞAK Ş.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NEUROSCIENCES, vol.11, no.1, pp.71-73, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.4103/1817-1745.181264
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NEUROSCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.71-73
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

GuillainuBarre syndrome (GBS) is an acute inflammatory polyneuropathy characterized by rapidly progressive symmetric weakness, and areflexia. Areflexia is necessary for the diagnosis of GBS. However, recently there have been studies of hyperreflexia with axonal neuropathy form of GBS. We report a 14-year-old boy with GBS, who presented with hyperreflexia and bilateral papillitis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first pediatric patient presenting with papillitis and hyperreflexia with acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy form of GBS.