| Literature DB >> 8181502 |
K Sugita1, M Ishii, J Takanashi, H Niimi, N Yuki.
Abstract
We report a 4-year-old girl diagnosed as having Guillain-Barré syndrome after infection by Penner serotype 19 of Campylobacter jejuni. The patient had the HLA-B35 antigen. Neurological examination revealed distal-dominant weakness and intact sensation. Serial electrophysiological studies indicated that the predominant process was axonal degeneration involving motor nerves. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay revealed the presence of high titres of serum IgM antibodies to gangliosides GM1 and GM2. The IgM auto-antibody titres decreased concurrently with the clinical course of the illness and no switching from IgM to IgG secretion took place.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8181502 DOI: 10.1007/bf01958981
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pediatr ISSN: 0340-6199 Impact factor: 3.183