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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2016; 14(04): 161-163
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1587602
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Coexisting Acute Transverse Myelitis and Guillain–Barré Syndrome in a Child: A Rare Presentation

Aditya Kumar Gupta
1   Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Astha Panghal
1   Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Sriparna Basu
1   Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Ashok Kumar
1   Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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01 May 2016

18 July 2016

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08 August 2016 (online)

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Abstract

Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) and Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) are rare disorders in children. ATM affects the upper motor neurons, whereas GBS is a demyelinating disorder of the peripheral nerves. Both diseases are the result of auto antibodies directed against self-neural antigens. We presented a 4-year-old boy who had concomitant ATM and GBS. Concomitant existence of both the diseases in the same patient is very rare. A dual pathology changes the prognosis and may require treatment that is directed against both disease processes.

Keywords

acute transverse myelitis - Guillain–Barré syndrome - concomitant
 

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