title: Guillain-Barré syndrome following meningococcal meningitis.
abstract: A case of Guillain-Barré syndrome following meningococcal meningitis is reported. The diagnosis was made on clinical grounds and the results of electrophysiological studies. The patient recovered spontaneously. Guillain-Barré syndrome following meningococcal infection has not to our knowledge been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Pediatrics, GB Pant Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khalil
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Suri
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009431:Neural Conduction; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology