Bilateral Ptosis as the First Presentation of Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Iranian Journal of Child Neurology,
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2016),
1 January 2016
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Page 65-69
https://doi.org/10.22037/ijcn.v10i1.6544
Abstract
How to Cite This Article: Talebian A, Soltani B, Talebian M. Bilateral Ptosis as the First Presentation of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Iran J Child Neurol. Winter 2016; 10(1):70-72.
Abstract
Objective
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is the most common cause of acute weakness in children. It has multiple variant forms with different presentations. A rare initial sign is ptosis. In this study, we present a 10-year-old girl with bilateral ptosis without opthalmoplegia followed by a weakness in extremities with a favourable response to intravenous immunoglobulin. Due to the patient’s initial eyelid levators, myasthenia gravis was ruled out by a Tensilon test and electrophysiological studies. Our report highlights the possibility of GBS as a cause of isolated ptosis, especially in cases without ophthalmoplegia.
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome
- Children
- Ptosis
- Weakness
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