Guillain-Barre Syndrome Following Acute Cerebral Infarction.
- Author:
Jae Yong GO
1
;
Jung Im SEOK
;
Youngrok DO
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Catholic University of Daegu, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. dyr4173@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Guillain-Barre syndrome;
Cerebral infarction
- MeSH:
Cerebral Infarction*;
Guillain-Barre Syndrome*;
Humans;
Immunoglobulins;
Ophthalmoplegia;
Polyneuropathies;
Quadriplegia;
Reflex, Abnormal
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2014;32(4):269-271
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune polyneuropathy that presents with acute onset and rapid progression of ascending quadriparesis and hyporeflexia, which can be triggered by various conditions. However, GBS following cerebral infarction is very rare. We describe herein a patient with facial diplegia, ophthalmoplegia, and areflexia that occurred during acute cerebral infarction. The symptoms were improved after intravenous immunoglobulin treatment. The details of this case suggest that GBS is triggered by immune dysregulation after acute cerebral infarction.
