Open AccessGuillain–Barré syndrome with hyperreflexia and bilateral papillitis in a child
Author(s) -
Faruk Incecık,
Özlem Hergüner,
Şeyda Beşen,
Kemal Yar,
Şakìr Altunbaşak
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.181264
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperreflexia , guillain barre syndrome , physical medicine and rehabilitation , pediatrics , anesthesia
Guillain-Barré 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.