Guillain-Barre Syndrome After Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation.
- Author:
Jee Young KIM
1
;
Eun Hye JEONG
;
Moon Young CHOI
;
Chu Myong SEONG
;
Kee Duk PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. pkd1165@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Guillain-Barre syndrome;
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- MeSH:
Dissociative Disorders;
Guillain-Barre Syndrome;
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation;
Humans;
Immunoglobulins;
Korea;
Male;
Neural Conduction;
Ophthalmoplegia;
Paralysis;
Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation;
Polyneuropathies;
Reflex, Abnormal;
Walkers
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2010;28(3):206-208
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Neuromuscular complications after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation are rarely reported. We report one male patient with ophthalmoplegia, flaccid paralysis, and hyporeflexia after peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT). A cerebrospinal fluid study showed albuminocytologic dissociation, and nerve conduction studies revealed demyelinating polyneuropathies. Intravenous immunoglobulin was tried following a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). After 11 months he was able to walk alone with a walker. This is probably the first report of GBS related to PBSCT in Korea.
