An 8-Year-Old Child Is Hospitalized with Infectious Polyneuritis (Guillain-Barré Syndrome

question 56

Multiple Choice

An 8-year-old child is hospitalized with infectious polyneuritis (Guillain-Barré syndrome [GBS]) .When explaining this disease process to the parents,what should the nurse consider?

• A) Paralysis is progressive with little hope for recovery.
• B) Disease is inherited as an autosomal, sex-linked, recessive gene.
• C) Disease results from an apparently toxic reaction to certain medications.
• D) Muscle strength slowly returns, and most children recover.

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