title: [Guillain-Barre syndrome in children. Report of 39 cases].
abstract: The authors report a retrospective study of 39 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome in children. Including 23 boys and 16 girls. The mean age was 4 years (14 months to 10 years). A history of infection preceded the polyradiculoneuritis in 75% of cases. The mean duration of extensive phase and of the maximum paralysis was 10 days. A severe respiratory involvement was observed in 9 children and cranial nerve paralysis in 8 children. An early raised cerebrospinal fluid protein concentration was found in 95%. Electrodiagnostic studies, performed in 37 patients, showed nerve conduction velocity slowing in all cases. 28 children (73%) recovered clinically, 8 patients (20%) had residual deficits and 3 patients (7%) died.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pédiatrie, Hôpital Farhat Hached de Sousse.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tabarki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Othmani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oubich
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yacoub
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Selmi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abroug
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Attia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barsaoui
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harbi
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Essoussi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009431:Neural Conduction; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000209:etiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies