title: Twelfth cranial nerve involvement in Guillian Barre syndrome.
abstract: Guillian Barre Syndrome (GBS) is associated with cranial nerve involvement. Commonest cranial nerves involved were the facial and bulbar (IXth and Xth). Involvement of twelfth cranial nerve is rare in GBS. We present a case of GBS in a thirteen years old boy who developed severe tongue weakness and wasting at two weeks after the onset of GBS. The wasting and weakness of tongue improved at three months of follow up. Brief review of the literature about XIIth cranial nerve involvement in GBS is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad, India.
authors.forename: Subrat Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.forename: Sita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jayalakshmi
authors.forename: Devashish
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ruikar
authors.forename: Mohandas
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Surath
keywords: Guillain Barre syndrome; tongue weakness; twelfth cranial nerve