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Guillain-Barré syndrome

Case contributed by Abdulmajid Bawazeer
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Worsening lower limb weakness with previous onset of gastroenteritis.

Patient Data

Age: 14 years
Gender: Female
mri

Obvious enhancement of anterior nerve roots of cauda equina. No evidence of mass lesion or disc herniation. Normal vertebral bodies hight and alignment.

Annotated image

Focused images to demonstrate enhancement of anterior nerve roots of cauda equina.

Case Discussion

Guillain-Barré syndrome is the most common cause of acute, flaccid, neuromuscular paralysis in the United States 1.

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