Sensory ataxia. A residual disability of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Four patients had idiopathic acute polyradiculoneuritis (Guillain-Barré syndrome) with sensory ataxia as the most prominent symptom. Sensory ataxia remained as a residue even three to five years after onset, despite good recovery of muscle weakness in five to 14 months. Sural nerve biopsy specimens disclosed a severe loss of large myelinated fibers and a high incidence of active axonal degeneration.
D000328:Adult; D001259:Ataxia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001706:Biopsy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000150:complications*; D012677:Sensation; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000473:pathology