Acta Pediátrica de México (Jul 2014)

Retreatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) of refractory Guillain Barre syndrome in children

  • Rivas Larrauri Francisco,
  • Dávila Gutiérrez Guillermo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18233/APM34No1pp48-50
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 34, no. 1
pp. 48 – 50

Abstract

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Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute symmetrical pa- ralyzing disease due to a demyelinating polyrradiculoneuropathy, often induced by a preceding infection 1. The main modalities for the treatment of GBS include plasmapheresis and intrave- nous immune globulin. Reports of the use of IVIG in children with GBS are limited: 1 g/kg for two days or 400 mg/kg for five days. While these studies in children are not definitive because of design limitations, their results are consistent with the larger randomized trials in adults 2,3.

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