Title
Guillain barre syndrome: An atypical case
Other title
Síndrome de Guillain-Barré: Un Caso Atípico
Date Issued
01 January 2016
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Cruzado-Benites D.
Ortiz-Cabrera J.
Cruzado-Ubillus W.
Publisher(s)
Fundacion para la difusion neurologica en Ecuador - FUNDINE
Abstract
Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS), is an acute inflammatory polyneuropathy, of autoimmune etiology that produces an inflammation in the peripheral nerves and its spinal roots. GBS generally presents as flaccid, symmetric, ascendent and areflexic palsy, along with a previous respiratory or gastrointestinal infection. It has been reported atypical forms of presentation. We describe the case of a 53 years old male patient, without previous infections in the last months, who is admitted to the emergency department presenting walking difficulties due to decreased muscle strength, pain and numbness in the lower limbs, deep tendon reflexes present, followed few days later by a right peripheral facial palsy. Examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) revealed albumino-cytological dissociation, leading to diagnose GBS of atypical presentation, which was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin followed by a favorable outcome.
Start page
70
End page
72
Volume
25
Issue
March 1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Neurología clínica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85021167920
Source
Revista Ecuatoriana de Neurologia
ISSN of the container
10198113
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