Non steroidal management of patients with Guillain-barre syndrome

17 patients with Guillain- Barre syndrome were diagnosed on clinical electrophysiological and CSF grounds, observed over a period of 1.5 years. This group is composed of 13 males and four females, their age ranged from 6 to 64 years. All of the patients had areflexic flaccid weakness of the four limbs in an ascending fation. Nine patients had bilateral facial nerve weakness. All the patients included in this study received no steroids during the follow up period. One patient needed assisted respiration, and one died because of severe vasomotor collapse. Most of the others were ambulant, walking unaided after 1.5 years. Only three needed assistance of another person or article. This study demonstrates the good prognosis of the disease and the non relevance in its management