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Another Cause of the "Floppy Infant"

James E. Carroll, MD; Maryann Jedziniak, MD; Mary Anne Guggenheim, MD

Am J Dis Child. 1977;131(6):699-700.

Abstract
• We report a 4-month-old female infant with subacute onset of hypotonia. Symmetrical weakness, association with a viral illness, high CSF protein level, diminished nerve conduction velocities, and a prompt recovery were compatible with the diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome. The possibility that this disorder may occur in young infants with weakness should be considered.

(Am J Dis Child 131:699-700, 1977)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Pediatrics and the Division of Pediatric Neurology of the University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver. Dr Carroll is now with Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Barnes Hospital Plaza, 660 S Euclid Ave, Box 8111, St Louis, MO 63110 (Dr Carroll).

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