title: Guillain-Barré syndrome with hyperreflexia and bilateral papillitis in a child.
abstract: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute inflammatory polyneuropathy characterized by rapidly progressive symmetric weakness, and areflexia. Areflexia is necessary for the diagnosis of GBS. However, recently there have been studies of hyperreflexia with axonal neuropathy form of GBS. We report a 14-year-old boy with GBS, who presented with hyperreflexia and bilateral papillitis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first pediatric patient presenting with papillitis and hyperreflexia with acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy form of GBS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Incecik
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozlem M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Herguner
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Seyda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Besen
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sakir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altunbasak
keywords: Acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy; Guillain–Barré syndrome; children; hyperreflexia; papillitis