Case Report: Post-surgical Guillain-Barré syndrome as a rare differential diagnosis of flaccid paralysis of the lower extremities in an infant after cardiac surgery

Case Report: Post-surgical Guillain-Barré syndrome as a rare differential diagnosis of flaccid paralysis of the lower extremities in an infant after cardiac surgery

IntroductionGuillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an important cause of flaccid paralysis in children and is mainly associated with antecedent infections. Surgery as an additional trigger for GBS is a well-documented phenomenon in adults, but is significantly less reported in pediatric patients. This cas...

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Main Authors: Maximilian Gross, Rafal Berger, Felix Neunhoeffer, Johannes Nordmeyer, Andrea Bevot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
pediatric Guillain-Barré syndrome
post-surgical flaccid paralysis
coarctation
case report
cytomegalovirus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2025.1610035/full
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