Presentation
Worsening lower limb weakness with previous onset of gastroenteritis.
Patient Data
Age: 14 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Guillain-Barré syndrome
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Obvious enhancement of anterior nerve roots of cauda equina. No evidence of mass lesion or disc herniation. Normal vertebral bodies hight and alignment.
From the case:
Guillain-Barré syndrome
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Focused images to demonstrate enhancement of anterior nerve roots of cauda equina.
Case Discussion
Guillain-Barré syndrome is the most common cause of acute, flaccid, neuromuscular paralysis in the United States 1.
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