scholarly journals Guillain-Barré syndrome following COVID-19: a newly emerging post-infectious complication

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. e236182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silas Webb ◽  
Victoria CJ Wallace ◽  
David Martin-Lopez ◽  
Mahinda Yogarajah
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Function ◽  
Neurological Complication ◽  
Sensory Neuropathy ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
International Evidence ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
History Of ◽  
Guillain Barré ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Post Infectious

A 57-year-old man presented with a progressive flaccid symmetrical motor and sensory neuropathy following a 1-week history of cough and malaise. He was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome secondary to COVID-19 and started on intravenous immunoglobulin. He proceeded to have worsening respiratory function and needed intubation and mechanical ventilation. This is the first reported case of this rare neurological complication of COVID-19 in the UK, but it adds to a small but growing body of international evidence to suggest a significant association between these two conditions. Increasing appreciation of this by clinicians will ensure earlier diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of patients presenting with this.

scholarly journals Guillain-Barré Syndrome Associated with Acute HEV Hepatitis

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rawshan Ara Khanam ◽  
Mohammad Omar Faruq ◽  
Rawshan Ali Basunia ◽  
ASM Areef Ahsan
Keyword(s):  
Acute Hepatitis ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Hepatitis E ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Limb Weakness ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
History Of ◽  
Acute Hepatitis E ◽  
Guillain Barré ◽  
Post Infectious

Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) otherwise known as Acute Inflammatory Polyneuritis, characterized by acute progressive limb weakness and aretlexia, is the prototype of a post infectious autoimmune disease. Two-thirds of the cases of GBS emerge from viral or bacterial infection. In August 2006, a 20 year old man presented at ICU, BIRDEM Hospital with a history of brief icteric illness followed by progressive bilateral symmetrical hypotonic aretlexic muscular weakness, bilateral infra-nuclear facial palsy and bulbar weakness. Later on, he was diagnosed as a case of GBS and acute hepatitis E. Up till now, only three cases of GBS associated with hepatitis E have been reported in the medical literature world wide. This is probably the 4th case to be reported. Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2008; 2(1): 32-34 Key words: Guillain-Barré Syndrome, acute hepatitis E doi: 10.3329/imcj.v2i1.2930

scholarly journals COVID‐19‐associated Guillain Barre syndrome: Post‐infectious alone or neuroinvasive too?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farman Khan ◽  
Praveen Sharma ◽  
Saurabh Pandey ◽  
Deepak Sharma ◽  
Vijayavarman V ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré ◽  
Post Infectious

Guillain-Barre Syndrome in a Case of Typhoid Fever: an Uncommon Association

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-144
Author(s):  
Abdul Basit Ibne Momen ◽  
Furial Quraishi Twinkle ◽  
Aminur Rahman ◽  
Firoz Ahmed Quraishi
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Blood Culture ◽  
Typhoid Fever ◽  
Intravenous Immunoglobulin ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Neurological Complication ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Intravenous Antibiotics ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré

Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) following typhoid is extremely uncommon and only few case reports are available in literature. The importance of this case report is to highlight upon the fact that a diagnosis of GBS should always be kept in mind whenever a patient of typhoid fever develops weakness. We report a young girl with blood culture proven typhoid fever that developed this very rare neurological complication quite early in the course of the disease. Following treatment with intravenous antibiotics and intravenous immunoglobulin, she was improved. Bangladesh J Medicine July 2021; 32(2) : 142-144

Guillain-Barré syndrome in patients with a recent history of Zika in Cúcuta, Colombia: A descriptive case series of 19 patients from December 2015 to March 2016

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 19-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arturo Arias ◽  
Lilian Torres-Tobar ◽  
Gualberto Hernández ◽  
Deyanira Paipilla ◽  
Eduardo Palacios ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Series ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Recent History ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
History Of ◽  
Guillain Barré

scholarly journals Isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency and Guillain-Barré syndrome occurring in a patient treated with nivolumab

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. e230848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Pierrard ◽  
Bénédicte Petit ◽  
Sarah Lejeune ◽  
Emmanuel Seront
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Events ◽  
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone ◽  
Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Left Kidney ◽  
Neurological Complication ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Hormone Deficiency ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré ◽  
Lumbar Spinal

The increased use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has led to the observation of a variety of immune-related adverse events (irAEs). These irAEs occur usually within the first months after ICIs onset and can involve theorically all organs. We describe two rare irAEs occurring in a 70-year-old caucasian man who was treated with nivolumab for an advanced urothelial cancer of the left kidney. He developed an isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency that was diagnosed at week 19 and a neurological complication that appeared at week 79 and initially confounded with a lumbar spinal stenosis. Diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome was finally confirmed with the complete resolution of symptoms after 5 days of intravenous immunoglobulin and corticosteroids. We highlight the importance of quickly recognising these potential life-threatening irAEs such as cortisol insufficiency and neurologic adverse events whose initially presentation could be non-specific.

scholarly journals Post-infectious Guillain–Barré syndrome related to SARS-CoV-2 infection: a case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 267 (9) ◽  
pp. 2492-2494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilo Riva ◽  
Tommaso Russo ◽  
Yuri Matteo Falzone ◽  
Marta Strollo ◽  
Stefano Amadio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré ◽  
Post Infectious

scholarly journals Dysautonomia and hyponatraemia as harbingers of Guillain-Barre syndrome

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. e226925 ◽  
Author(s):  
Preet Mukesh Shah ◽  
Vijay Waman Dhakre ◽  
Ramya Veerasuri ◽  
Anand Bhabhor
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Secondary Hypertension ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Rare Presentation ◽  
Normal Ranges ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
History Of ◽  
Autonomic Disturbances ◽  
Guillain Barré ◽  
Time Of Presentation

A 56-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension presented to our hospital with back pain, abdominal pain, vomiting and elevated blood pressure. The laboratory parameters including evaluation for secondary hypertension were within normal ranges at the time of presentation. During her hospitalisation, fluctuations in her blood pressure and pulse were observed which were attributed to autonomic disturbances, the cause of which was unknown. On the seventh day after presentation to the hospital, the patient developed focal seizures and slurred speech which was believed to be secondary to hyponatraemia detected at that time. Hyponatraemia improved with hypertonic saline and she experienced no further seizures. On the eighth day of her admission, she developed acute flaccid paralysis of all her limbs and respiratory distress. We concluded this to be secondary to Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). She responded to plasmapheresis.The presence of dysautonomia and hyponatraemia before the onset of paralysis makes this a rare presentation of GBS.

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