A Rare New Variant with Mixed Pathology and Unilateral Facial Nerve Palsy: Guillain Barre Syndrome
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disease characterised by sudden ascending paralysis involving the bilateral cranial nerves that progresses fast. The most commonly afflicted nerve is the facial nerve, which is usually bilateral but can occasionally be unilateral. We have a very unusual occurrence of unilateral facial nerve palsy...
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Relevance of Brain Stem and Visual Evoked Potentials in Diagnosis of Central Demyelination in Guillain Barre Syndrome
Aims: Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an auto-immune mediated demyelination polyradiculoneuropathy. Clinical features include progressive symmetrical ascending muscle weakness of more than two limbs, areflexia with or without sensory, autonomic and brainstem abnormalities. The purpose of this study was to determine subclinical neurological changes of CNS with GBS &...
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