It is an inflammatory process in periphery nerves that affects the myelin. Guillainbarre syndrome gbs is an acquired disorder of the peripheral nerves, described best as a polyradiculoneuropathy. Patogenia, diagnostico y cuidados criticos en pediatria dr. With the widespread eradication of poliomyelitis, gbs is the most common cause of acute and subacute flaccid paralysis in infants and children. Herein we compared the clinical features of gbs between pediatric and adult patients. The classical form of syndrome has not undergone major changes in their clinical behavior. Guillain barre syndrome gbs is an acute polyneuropathy that is difficult to diagnose in young children. Neurologic problems persist in up to 20 percent of patients with the disease, and onehalf of these patients are severely disabled. Gbs generally presents as flaccid, symmetric, ascendent and areflexic. Guillainbarre syndrome american academy of pediatrics. Guillainbarre syndrome gbs is an acute polyneuropathy that is difficult to diagnose in young children. Antecedentes historicosantecedentes historicos neurologo frances.
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