Posttraumatic Guillain-Barré Syndrome Immediately Following a Traffic Accident.
10.14245/kjs.2017.14.3.121
- Author:
Jungook KIM
1
;
Ho Yong CHOI
;
Young Min LEE
;
Joon Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea. heoryong83@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Posttraumatic GBS;
Guillain-Barré syndrome;
Trauma
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic*;
Guillain-Barre Syndrome*;
Paralysis;
Polyneuropathies
- From:Korean Journal of Spine
2017;14(3):121-123
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy characterized by areflexic paralysis. Most cases of GBS are preceded by an infection, however, posttraumatic GBS has also recently been reported. We report a case of posttraumatic GBS immediately following a traffic accident. We think this case is of clinical significance for practitioners because of the rare cause of a sudden flaccid paralysis following trauma.
