Autor(es): Anlar O,Tombul T,Arslan S,Akdeniz H,Caksen H,Gundem A,Akbayram S

Resumo: Five children with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), following a national oral polio vaccination campaign to eradicate disease, are reported. Clinical examination, cerebrospinal fluid and electromyographic findings conformed to the classical description of GBS. Four of them received therapeutic dose of intravenous immunoglobulin G. Two children succumbed to the disease. It was observed that the number of cases of GBS in children increased during the period of the oral polio vaccination campaign in Turkey, suggesting a causal relationship.

Imprenta: Neurology India, v. 51, n. 4, p. 544-545, 2003

Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Viral infections ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Clinical examination ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Vaccine ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Public health

Data de Publicação: 2003