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Guillain–Barré syndrome with optic neuritis by Erik W Andersen; Monique M Ryan; Richard J Leventer is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an immune-mediated disorder of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) with subtypes including demyelinating and axonal forms. The optic nerves are almost invariably spared by GBS as they are part of the central nervous system (CNS). The combination of optic neuritis (ON) and GBS has only rarely been described, and only once in a child with the demyelinating form. 1 We present two paediatric cases of severe axonal GBS and ON following Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. ## Case Report Case 1 A previously well 14-year-old girl presented with a 6-day history of blurred vision in the right eye with occipital headache, tingling lips, leg pain, paraesthesia, nausea and lethargy. She had had no recent infections, illnesses or immunizations, and was on no medications. There was a family history of multiple sclerosis in a maternal great aunt and uncle. Examination revealed a visual acuity of 6/24 and decreased colour vision in the right eye, with normal acuity and colour vision in the left eye. The right pupil was dilated, with a relative afferent pupillary defect, while the left pupil was dilated with a sluggish response to light. Paraesthesia of the buttocks was

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Author

Erik W Andersen; Monique M Ryan; Richard J Leventer

Publisher

Wiley

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)