Guillain-Barre syndrome after varicella-zoster virus infection
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY, cilt.5, sa.3, ss.265-268, 2007 (ESCI)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2007
- Doi Numarası: 10.1055/s-0035-1557396
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.265-268
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an acute inflammatory, demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. The neurological complications of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection are usually cerebellar ataxia and other forms of encephalitis. VZV is associated with only 1% of the GBS cases. GBS may present as a clinical picture mimicking encephalitis. We report a patient with GBS who presented with altered consciousness and flaccid paralysis of the legs, three weeks after VZV infection.