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Guillain-Barre Syndrome Deterioration After an Abdominal Surgery Publisher



Khosroshahi N1 ; Habibi Zoham M2 ; Khayatzadeh Kakhki S1
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  1. 1. Division of Pediatric Neurology, Bahrami Children Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Division of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Iranian Journal of Child Neurology Published:2022


Abstract

Objectives Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an acute ascending paralysis accompanied by autonomic symptoms like abdominal pain. Here, we presented a 13-year-old boy suffering from lower extremities pain and sensory disturbances with a presumptive diagnosis of GBS who experienced severe disease progression after receiving general anesthesia due to an appendectomy. Whether the progression was due to the natural history of GBS, immunosuppression induced by surgical stress, or usage of anesthetic medications remained unclear. © 2022, Iranian Child Neurology Society. All rights reserved.