Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (Guillain-Barré syndrome) following dengue fever

This paper reports a case of dengue in a six-year-old female child who suddenly developed excruciating headaches, fever, myalgia and paresis. Laboratory examinations included blood count, platelet count, biochemical tests (BUN, creatinine, aminotransferases, and total bilirubin and bilirubin fractio...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Author:	Eduardo Gonçalves
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2011-08-01
Subjects:	Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy Dengue fever Guillain-Barré Syndrome Neurological dengue
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652011000400009&lng=en&tlng=en