1.
Pract Neurol
; 12(6): 371-5, 2012 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23144300
Subject(s)
Axons/pathology , Fatigue/diagnosis , Guillain-Barre Syndrome/pathology , Guillain-Barre Syndrome/physiopathology , Muscle Weakness/diagnosis , Aged, 80 and over , Antibodies, Antinuclear/cerebrospinal fluid , C-Reactive Protein/metabolism , Fatigue/complications , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Leukocyte Count , Muscle Weakness/complications , Tomography, X-Ray Computed
2.
Pract Neurol
; 9(4): 221-4, 2009 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19608771
ABSTRACT
A 44-year-old man is described with severe flaccid quadriparesis that evolved over 3 weeks. He had regularly binged on alcohol-up to 20 cans of beer per day with occasional consumption of spirits-for more than 15 years but had balanced this with regular food intake. However, for a week prior to the current episode he had not eaten anything of significance. Nerve conduction studies revealed a background peripheral, mainly sensory, neuropathy with a superimposed acute motor axonopathy. CSF was normal. He improved with high dose vitamin replacement and physiotherapy but remains dependent on a Zimmer frame for mobility and a splint for wrist drop.