Guillain-Barré syndrome in three siblings less than 2 years old
G Bar-Joseph1, A Etzioni, J Hemli
1Rambam Medical Center and Technion, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
Archives of Disease in Childhood
|September 1, 1991
Abstract:
Three of five children who were born to consanguineous parents developed Guillain-Barré syndrome before they were 3 years old. The syndrome is rare in early childhood and we suggest that there may be a genetic element in the pathogenesis.
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