| Presentation: | Flaccid paralysis +/ − respiratory compromise, cranial nerve deficits |
| Supportive testing: | CSF: Increased protein, normal WBC; |
| NCS: Abnormal, axonal and demyelinating variants noted | |
| Treatment: | Standard GBS treatment with 5 days of IVIG (0.4 g/kg/day) |
| Case series noted only minimal improvement in 2 of 5 patients post-treatment28 |
CSF = cerebrospinal fluid; GBS = Guillain-Barre syndrome; IVIG = intravenous immunoglobulin; NCS = nerve conduction study; WBC = white blood cells
↵a Also known as Guillain-Barre syndrome.