Document Type
Case Report
Abstract
A 17-year-old girl was admitted after acute onset of unsteady gait succeeding acute gastroenteritis. Neurological examination reported normal power in all four limbs, impaired finger-nose, heel-shin tests, areflexia and ataxic gait. We eliminated other diseases with cerebellar symptoms; for example, Wernicke encephalopathy, multiple sclerosis, cerebellar vascular disease , encephalitis in the brain stem and cerebellum. Blood serum collected from the patient during the acute phase showed no anti-ganglioside antibodies. As the patient presented with evident cerebellar ataxia without muscle weakness, ophthalmoplegia or proprioceptive sensory disruption a diagnosis of ataxic form of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) after nerve conduction studies. Though ataxic GBS is not a settled impression, we should have to give heed to the potential existence of such a scarce GBS variant.
Recommended Citation
Rajput, Haris Majid; Adil, Malik Muhammad; Khalil, Maryam; Aslam, Nayab; and Waqar, Zaid
(2023)
"Ataxic Variant Of Guillain Barre Syndrome: A Case Report,"
Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS): Vol. 18:
Iss.
3, Article 10.
Available at:
https://ecommons.aku.edu/pjns/vol18/iss3/10
