Fulminant Guillain-Barré syndrome showing severe pharyngeal-cervical-brachial weakness in the recovery phase: a case report

Fulminant Guillain-Barré syndrome showing severe pharyngeal-cervical-brachial weakness in the recovery phase: a case report

Abstract Background Fulminant Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is characterized clinically by rapid progression of severe symptoms, such as the absence of brainstem reflexes, complete tetraplegia and respiratory arrest. The clinical course of fulminant GBS remains unclear. Here, we report a patient wit...

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Main Authors: Yoshitsugu Nakamura, Mikiko Motoki, Takahiko Hirose, Takafumi Hosokawa, Shimon Ishida, Shigeki Arawaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Pharyngeal-cervical-brachial weakness
Fulminant
Anti-GT1a antibody
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-019-1376-5

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