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Case Reports
. 1997 Dec;20(12):1595-7.
doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199712)20:12<1595::aid-mus17>3.0.co;2-#.

Fulminant demyelinating neuropathy mimicking cerebral death

N Bakshi  1 , R A Maselli, S M Gospe Jr, W G Ellis, C McDonald, R N Mandler
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Case Reports

Fulminant demyelinating neuropathy mimicking cerebral death

N Bakshi et al. Muscle Nerve. 1997 Dec.

Abstract

Guillain-Barré syndrome can very rarely present with acute quadripares and cranial nerve involvement resembling a locked-in state. We describe a very unusual case of fulminant neuropathy in a child who was previously exposed to vincristine. The clinical picture resembled brain death; however, electrodiagnostic studies led to the diagnosis of a peripheral neuropathy. Serial electrodiagnostic studies and pathologic findings confirmed demyelination.

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