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Concurrency of Guillain-Barre syndrome and acute transverse myelitis: a case report and review of literature
Orkun Tolunay, Tamer Çelik, Ümit Çelik, Mustafa Kömür, Zeynep Tanyeli, Abdurrahman Sönmezler
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2016;59(Suppl 1):S161-S164.   Published online November 30, 2016

Guillain-Barré syndrome and acute transverse myelitis manifest as demyelinating diseases of the peripheral and central nervous system. Concurrency of these two disorders is rarely documented in literature. A 4-year-old girl presenting with cough, fever, and an impaired walking ability was admitted to hospital. She had no previous complaints in her medical history. A physical examination revealed lack of muscle strength...

Original Article
Three cases of Acute Transverse Myelitis.
Hae Young Hwang, Jong Sik Moon, Se Jung Sohn, Hak Soo Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(12):1729-1734.   Published online December 31, 1990
Acute transverse myelitis can be defined as acute disorder characterized clinically by signs of lesions in motor and sensory tracts on both sides of the spinal cord. In the typical cases, there is a distinct bilateral sensory deficit level, paraparesis or quadriparesis, abonormal function of rectal and vesicular sphincters and often with the evidence of preceding or concurrent viral illness. Recently, we experienced three...
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