Abstract

Although typhoid fever can frequently lead to such neurological manifestations as confusion, delirium, and encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré syndrome, aphasia and mononeuritis multiplex occur very rarely. In this report, we describe two patients with typhoid fever who developed these unusual complications.

Keywords: typhoid fever, aphasia, Guillain-Barré syndrome, mononeuritis multiplex

How to cite

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Özen H, Cemeroğlu P, Ecevit Z, Seçmeer G, Kanra G. Unusual neurologic complications of typhoid fever (aphasia, mononeuritis multiplex, and Guillain-Barré syndrome): a report of two cases. Turk J Pediatr 1993; 35: 141-144. https://doi.org/10.24953/turkjpediatr.1993.3674