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After a plateau phase lasting 3 months and characterized by fluctuating signs of ongoing inflammatory disease activity, we were prompted to perform repeated and maintenance immunomodulatory treatment, which resulted in a continuous and nearly complete recovery of function. Atypical features at disease onset, the severe \u201ctotal\u201d loss of all peripheral and cranial nerve function, and an apparent late response to treatment give rise to reviewing the dilemmas of diagnosis and treatment in such severe and protracted courses of Guillain\u2013Barr\u00e9 syndrome.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0040-1715480","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,28]],"date-time":"2020-10-28T03:02:06Z","timestamp":1603854126000},"page":"019-026","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Severe Locked-In-Like Guillain\u2013Barr\u00e9's Syndrome: Dilemmas in Diagnosis and Treatment"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"52","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4638-3460","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rudolf","family":"Korinthenberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscular Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, University Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 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