The assessment of pain in a person with an intellectual disability (ID) is often a difficult
undertaking complicated by idiosyncratic reactions or vague descriptions. The person with …

Painful peripheral neuropathy is a major dose-limiting adverse effect of many cancer
chemotherapeutic agents, such as the vinca alkaloids and taxanes. Recent studies …

Objectives To see the pattern, and outcome of Guillain Barre syndrome in this country.
Methods All the children under fifteen years with final diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome …

Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is a complex clinical syndrome with a broad array of potential
etiologies that vary with age. We present our experience of acute onset lower motor neuron …

Objectives To find the incidence, clinical pattern and outcome of Guillain-Barre syndrome in
the Sultanate of Oman in children less than 15 years of age. Methods All children under …

A prospective study of Guillain-Barré syndrome from January 1992 to December 2001 was
undertaken. Intravenous immunoglobulins were used in all patients. All patients were …

Diarrhoea illnesses constitute a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In
recent years, Campylobacter spp. has been recognized as the leading cause of bacterial …

Only a few studies have been reported describing polyneuropathies in a series of children.
To study the clinical and neurophysiological spectrum of polyneuropathies in a large series …

07 Dr. Anisur Rehman GBS Page 1 J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2007; 19(1) 26 GUILLAIN
BARRE SYNDROME, THE LEADING CAUSE OF ACUTE FLACCID PARALYSIS IN …

The diagnosis of a peripheral neuropathy in a child who resides in the majority of resource-
poor settings is based on the history taken and the clinical examination. The majority of …