Infant affected by Guillain-Barré syndrome in a local philanthropic hospital of Minas Gerais southwest

Abstract

Objective: Reporting a case of an infant affected by Guillain-Barré syndrome, the conduct adopted and her treatment response in a philanthropic local hospital of Minas Gerais southwest. Report: The child received the hospital attention by the pediatric team with other professionals like neurologists, physiotherapists and phonoaudiologists. The attention provided a quality treatment to the patient, resulting in an appropriate and a satisfactory recovery, apparently without injuries after the discharge from the hospital. Conclusion: The information about the Guillain-Barré syndrome is still having a deficit, from the etiologic, diagnostic, treatment and prevention viewpoints, making the patients treatment affected by Guillain-Barré syndrome to be not good in many times. Therefore, the present study was important to other people affected by this pathology so that they can receive a precocious diagnosis, as well a multidisciplinary treatment with good results.