A Rare Case of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Post-gastrojejunostomy and Literature Review.
Cureus
; 15(3): e35889, 2023 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2297005
ABSTRACT
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare immune-mediated neuropathy causing destruction of the peripheral nervous system, with molecular mimicry playing a major role in its pathophysiology. Despite its rarity, it is considered the most common cause of acute flaccid neuromuscular paralysis in the United States. Although diagnosing GBS depends on the clinical presentation of the patient, cerebrospinal fluid sampling, nerve conduction studies, electromyography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ganglioside antibody screening can be used to confirm the diagnosis and rule out other differentials. Here, we report a rare case of GBS as a postoperative complication after a successful gastrojejunostomy to excise an adenocarcinoma in the second part of the duodenum. Such a complication is rare and not fully understood yet.
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Case report
/
Diagnostic study
/
Prognostic study
/
Reviews
Topics:
Long Covid
Language:
English
Journal:
Cureus
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS