title: [Bickerstaff syndrome: Case report].
abstract: Guillain-Barré syndrome is defined as an acute polyradiculoneuropathy, with sudden onset and its origin being mostly autoimmune. It is characterized by flaccid paralysis, symmetrical and ascending, together with areflexia, with or without sensory disturbances. It is the primary cause of acute flaccid paralysis in previously healthy children. Guillain-Barré syndrome presents different variants as part of the same spectrum. One of this is the Bickerstaff syndrome, characterized by ataxia, encephalopathy, hyperreflexia and external ophthalmoplegia. Early diagnosis is important with the view to establishing an early treatment that will be beneficial for those patients that progress to a more serious illness. We report the case of a 4-year-old boy who was previously healthy, and then presented symptoms that are compatible with Bickerstaff syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Niños Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez, CABA.
authors.forename: Ana Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Niños Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez, CABA.
authors.forename: Agustina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santoni
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Niños Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez, CABA.
authors.forename: Belén
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Goenaga
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Niños Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez, CABA.
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Niños Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez, CABA.
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D001259:Ataxia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal