We report a case of 37-year-old man admitted with acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy (AMSAN) which was treated with pulse-steroid therapy after the plasmapheresis and intravascular immunoglobulin. The improvement of the symptoms of AMSAN after pulse-steroid therapy may represent a therapeutic alternative for this variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
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