ArticleCureus2023
Pediatric Physiotherapeutic Approach for Guillain-Barre Syndrome Associated With Dengue Fever: A Case Report.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Arbovirus-Associated Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Characteristics, Subtypes, and Vaccine Associations.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2026Pooled it
- Dengue virus infection and Guillain-Barré syndrome: a systematic review of clinical characteristics, outcomes, and predictors of severity.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Guillain-Barré syndrome following dengue infection in a child in Lebanon: a case report and review of the literature.Tropical medicine and health · 2026Article
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Abstract
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is a peripheral nerve system (PNS) inflammatory disorder characterized by sudden, acute, symmetrical, generally ascending limb weakness with diminished or absent deep tendon reflexes, upper- and lower-extremity paresthesias, and sensory complaints. GBS is caused by an aberrant immunological response to an infection, which causes peripheral nerve damage. Dengue virus has been linked to a number of neurological diseases, including GBS. In the current case report, an eight-year-old child was taken to the hospital with dengue fever and lower limb paralysis. Physiotherapy methods focused on muscle strength and functional activity. The major goal of this case study was to assess functional tasks and enhance the patient's reaction to physical treatment. We find that the patient's response to strength and functional tasks was excellent in the early phases of recovery.
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