Guillain-Barré syndrome following meningococcal meningitis.
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.
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Department of Neurology and Pediatrics, GB Pant Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
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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