Clinical analysis of recurrent Guillain-Barre syndrome
ZHAO Yan
FU Zhi-xin
ZHANG Jin-hua
Abstract：Objective To explore the clinical feature of recurrent Guillain-Barre syndrome(GBS).Methods The predisposition , pathogenetic process , clinical manifestations , electrophysiologic examination , cerebrospinal fluid examination , therapeutic process and prognosis were analyzed in 3 patients with recurrent GBS in accord with diagnos-tic criteria of Asbury in 1990 .Results Complete recovery was abstained in one patient 3 months after treatment , and in one patient 5 months after treatment , and mild decrease of limbs muscle strength was left in one patient .Conclu-sion Recurrent GBS was characterized by acute onset ,rapid deterioration ,long and critical course .The main treat-ment included intravenous immunoglobulin or plasma exchange .Clinical prognosis was relatively good .But severe nerve function damage maybe leaved in the patients with repeated relapse of GBS .
Keywords：Guillain-Barre syndrome(GBS)Demyelination
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 48-50 )