Abstract
We report a 63-year-old female patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome revealed after posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. The onset was characterized by hypertension, headache, and cortical blindness, followed a few days later by progressive limb and facial paresis, dysautonomia, and respiratory failure. Treatment with plasmapheresis led to a rapid improvement of the clinical picture and the disappearance of magnetic resonance abnormalities. This report reviews the literature on this unusual association and discusses possible pathophysiological mechanisms.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 356-360 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2012 |
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Keywords
- dyasutonomia
- Guillain-Barré
- posterior reversible encephalopathy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neuroscience(all)
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome as the initial manifestation of Guillain-Barré syndrome : Case report and review of the literature. / Rigamonti, Andrea; Basso, Francesco; Scaccabarozzi, Chiara; Lauria, Giuseppe.
In: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, Vol. 17, No. 3, 09.2012, p. 356-360.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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