[Corticospinal dysfunction in patients with primary and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis].

Introduction: Corticoespinal dysfunction is a common finding in primary and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (PLS and ALS). AIM. To compare the behaviour of motor evoked potentials (MEP) with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in patients with ALS and PLS.

[Guillain Barre syndrome].

Objective: To review about this disorder, with emphasis on the intensive care of severe Guillain Barr syndrome (GBS).

Development: GBS is an acute immune mediated inflammatory polyneuropathy that may lead to quadriparesis, ventilatory failure, and autonomic dysfunction but also to many general medical problems that have great bearing on outcome. Therefore severe GBS patients require admission into an intensive care unit (ICU), where in addition to the disorders mentioned before, other complications can arise.