Paraparetic variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome
ORPHA:231445· ICD-10 G61.0
Definition
Paraparetic variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome characterized by isolated leg weakness, areflexia and radicular leg pain that may simulate a cauda equina or spinal cord syndrome. The arms, ocular, facial, and oropharyngeal muscles are spared, and sphincteric function is normal.
- Prevalence
- Unknown
- Inheritance
- Multigenic/multifactorial, Not applicable
- Age of onset
- All ages