**5. Conclusion**

Guillain Barre syndrome is a neurological disease that occurs favorably in most cases, but there are clinical variants that can be life threatening, being considered an emergency in pediatrics. The case report shows the importance of the clinical correlation and neuroconduction study to confirm the diagnosis of GBS at an early stage, allowing in turn to initiate the ideal treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in a timely manner (especially in the most severe GBS), as established in the international guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of GBS. As established in the literature, mortality from GBS corresponds to less than 5% of cases, but there is a close increase between 15–30% in patients requiring mechanical ventilation. The clinical course of GBS in pediatrics turns out to be more favorable and benign compared to that in adults. Remember that avoiding the mostly associated clinical complications (pneumonia, sepsis, pulmonary embolism, respiratory paralysis, dysautonomias) influence the prognosis of GBS.

Carrying out a prevention and control of possible hospital infections during the evolution of GBS, through adequate care of the airway, conscious use of antibiotics, strict and continuous monitoring, will allow to delimit the sequelae and subsequent complications due to the underlying pathology, making emphasis on physical rehabilitation therapy and adequate nutritional intake.
