title: Guillain-Barré syndrome following H1N1 immunization in a pediatric patient.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following a dose of influenza A (H1N1) vaccine (Arepanrix).
  
  
  METHODS
  An 11-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital after presenting with facial diplegia; abdominal, forehead, and thigh pain; and acute cervical pain. He had received the Arepanrix H1N1 subcutaneous vaccine 13 days before symptom onset. The neurologic examination also revealed a symmetric bilateral paralysis of the VIIth cranial nerve and intense pain, proximal weakness of the shoulder girdles and pelvis, and preserved deep tendon reflexes. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed an albuminocytologic dissociation. Therefore, a diagnosis of atypical GBS following vaccination against HINI influenza was made.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on the clinical evaluation, laboratory test results, neurologic features, and the exclusion of alternative diagnoses, the Naranjo probability scale revealed a probable relationship between the clinical manifestations of GBS and the vaccine against influenza A (H1N1) received by the patient. This is the first published case for the 2009 influenza pandemic in children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  While recent studies have found inconclusive results on the association between influenza vaccine and GBS, all suspected cases should be published for further evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Department, Centre Hospitalier Sainte Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Marie-Eve
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Tremblay
authors.forename: Aurélie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Closon
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Anjou
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bussières
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines