A patient has symmetrical ascending weakness two weeks after a diarrhoeal illness and absent reflexes. What is the likely diagnosis?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Step 1: It is an acute demyelinating polyneuropathy often triggered by Campylobacter infection, treated with immunoglobulin or plasmapheresis.
Answer
Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Why not the others: Reflexes are usually preserved or brisk in the other conditions.
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