Weakness and the Inability to Ambulate in a 14-Month-Old Female: A Case Report and Concise Review of Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Joint Authors
Avarello, Jahn
Akhavan, Mahsa
Bloch, Scott A.
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an acquired disease of the peripheral nervous system which causes demyelination and leads to weakness, ataxia, and areflexia.
There are a variety of forms of the syndrome, and although it is found in all age groups, it is rare in children less than two years of age.
The present complaint of weakness, ataxia, or lower extremity pain in the pediatric population should cause the practitioner to consider GBS in the differential.
We describe a case of a 14-month-old girl presenting with weakness and the inability to ambulate who was diagnosed with GBS.
The purpose of this paper is to review the emergency medicine diagnosis and management of Guillain-Barre syndrome in children.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bloch, Scott A.& Akhavan, Mahsa& Avarello, Jahn. 2013. Weakness and the Inability to Ambulate in a 14-Month-Old Female: A Case Report and Concise Review of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bloch, Scott A.…[et al.]. Weakness and the Inability to Ambulate in a 14-Month-Old Female: A Case Report and Concise Review of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bloch, Scott A.& Akhavan, Mahsa& Avarello, Jahn. Weakness and the Inability to Ambulate in a 14-Month-Old Female: A Case Report and Concise Review of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1005669
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1005669