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Table 9.

Cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (n = 8)

Clinical features Age/Sex CD4+ Cell Count(cells/mcL) Type of GBS Therapy Status
Ascending paraparesis 23 y/M 335 AIDP IVIG Improved

Quadriplegia requiring ventilator 30 y/M 420 AIDP IVIG Improved

Ascending weakness with neck muscle involvement 45 y/M 450 AMAN Steroids Improved

Quadriplegia 35 y/M 204 AMSAN Nil Mild improvement

Descending weakness with lower cranial nerve palsies 34 y/M 195 AMSAN Nil Mild improvement

Quadriparesis 33 y/M 456 AIDP Steroids Improved

Ascending muscle weakness 35 y/F 400 AMAN IVIG Mild improvement

Paraparesis 42 y/M 450 AIDP Nil Not available

GBS = Guillain-Barré syndrome; IVIG = intravenous immunoglobulin; AIDP = acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; AMAN = acute motor axonal neuropathy; AMSAN = acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy