PHARYNGEAL-CERVICAL-BRACHIAL VARIANT: AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME
| Autor: | Fatima Ayaz, Muhammad Furrukh, Saeed Bin Ayaz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Guillain–Barré syndrome (MeSH) anti-ganglioside antibodies (Non-MeSH) lcsh:Medicine Cerebrospinal Fluid (MeSH) trisialoganglioside GT1 (MeSH) Immunoglobulins (MeSH) Immunoglobulin G (MeSH) Medicine Botulism Gangliosides (MeSH) General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics General Dentistry Stroke reproductive and urinary physiology GQ1b ganglioside (MeSH) Pharyngeal-cervical-brachial variant (Non-MeSH) Ganglioside Guillain-Barre syndrome biology business.industry lcsh:R Immunoglobulins Intravenous (MeSH) medicine.disease Electrophysiology (MeSH) Myasthenia gravis General Health Professions biology.protein Brainstem Presentation (obstetrics) Antibody business |
| Zdroj: | Khyber Medical University Journal, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 45-47 (2019) BASE-Bielefeld Academic Search Engine |
| ISSN: | 2305-2651 2305-2643 |
| DOI: | 10.35845/kmuj.2019.18271 |
| Popis: | Pharyngeal-cervical-brachial (PCB) variant is a rare presentation of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS), which is symbolized by oroparhyngeal, cervical and upper limb weakness. It is often wrongly diagnosed as brainstem stroke, myasthenia gravis or botulism. The presence of anti-GT1a and anti-GQ1b ganglioside IgG antibodies and axonal electrophysiological pattern are the hallmark of PCB variant. The treatment is similar to any other variant of GBS. We present here, report of a 20-year-old male, who presented with findings suggestive of PCB variant of GBS but had absent anti-GT1a and anti-GQ1b antibodies and a normal cerebrospinal fluid. He made a remarkable recovery after administration of intravenous immunoglobulins. |
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