G Michas1, A Nikolopoulou2, E Varytimiadi1, N Xydia1. 1. Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Kalamata, Kalamata, Greece. 2. Department of Neurology, Panarkadiko General Hospital of Tripolis, Tripoli, Greece.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a heterogeneous condition that encompasses acute immune-mediated polyneuropathies. GBS is the most frequent cause of acute neuromuscular paralysis worldwide and constitutes one of the most serious emergencies in neurology. Description of case: As it presents extremely rarely with the first symptom being abdominal pain, herein we report the case of a 48-year-old man who presented with acute abdominal pain and diagnosed with GBS. The patient required mechanical ventilation for two weeks and was discharged one month later, after having had a tracheostomy and developed tetraplegia. CONCLUSION: GBS should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain when other medical or surgical causes have been excluded. Hippokratia 2015; 19 (4): 374-375.
BACKGROUND: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a heterogeneous condition that encompasses acute immune-mediated polyneuropathies. GBS is the most frequent cause of acute neuromuscular paralysis worldwide and constitutes one of the most serious emergencies in neurology. Description of case: As it presents extremely rarely with the first symptom being abdominal pain, herein we report the case of a 48-year-old man who presented with acute abdominal pain and diagnosed with GBS. The patient required mechanical ventilation for two weeks and was discharged one month later, after having had a tracheostomy and developed tetraplegia. CONCLUSION:GBS should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain when other medical or surgical causes have been excluded. Hippokratia 2015; 19 (4): 374-375.
Authors: R A C Hughes; E F M Wijdicks; R Barohn; E Benson; D R Cornblath; A F Hahn; J M Meythaler; R G Miller; J T Sladky; J C Stevens Journal: Neurology Date: 2003-09-23 Impact factor: 9.910