Acth and Cortisone in Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Review of the Literature and Report of a Treated Case Following Primary Atypical Pneumonia

Case Reports1 May 1958ACTH AND CORTISONE IN GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND REPORT OF A TREATED CASE FOLLOWING PRIMARY ATYPICAL PNEUMONIAFRANZ J. BERLACHER, ROBERT B. ABINGTONFRANZ J. BERLACHERSearch for more papers by this author, ROBERT B. ABINGTONSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-5-1106 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptGuillain-Barré syndrome is an uncommon, acute polyradiculoneuropathy characterized by a progressive motor and sensory disturbance of cranial and spinal nerves, with albuminocytologic dissociation of the spinal fluid.Since Guillain, Barré and Strohl1described this syndrome in 1916, numerous articles have appeared in the literature under various titles, including: polyradiculoneuritis, myeloradiculitis, polyneuritis with facial diplegia, infectious polyneuritis, infectious neuronitis, and Landry's ascending paralysis. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication September 5, 1956.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Captain Robert B. Abington (MC), Tripler Army Hospital, Box 173, APO 438, San Francisco, California. 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