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Guillain–Barré syndrome in pregnancy: A conservatively managed case

Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disease. Estimated population incidence ranges from 0.62 to 2.66 cases per 100,000 person-years across all age groups. We report a case of GBS in a 22-year-old primigravida who presented at 36 weeks of the period of gestation (POG), with complaints of b...

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Autores principales: Fernando, T. N. M. S., Ambanwala, A. M. A. S., Ranaweera, Probhodana, Kaluarachchi, Athula
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5290785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28217608
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.197303
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author Fernando, T. N. M. S.
Ambanwala, A. M. A. S.
Ranaweera, Probhodana
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description Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disease. Estimated population incidence ranges from 0.62 to 2.66 cases per 100,000 person-years across all age groups. We report a case of GBS in a 22-year-old primigravida who presented at 36 weeks of the period of gestation (POG), with complaints of bilateral progressive lower limb numbness and weakness for 2 weeks duration. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain was done to exclude other possible causes. Diagnosis of GBS was made according to the Brighton criteria, which our patient falls into Level 2. She received intensive care management. The patient improved rapidly without any specific management. She went to labor spontaneously and delivered a healthy baby with a birth weight of 2.8 kg at 38 weeks of POG. She continued to receive supportive therapy and improved significantly.
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spelling pubmed-52907852017-02-17 Guillain–Barré syndrome in pregnancy: A conservatively managed case Fernando, T. N. M. S. Ambanwala, A. M. A. S. Ranaweera, Probhodana Kaluarachchi, Athula J Family Med Prim Care Case Report Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disease. Estimated population incidence ranges from 0.62 to 2.66 cases per 100,000 person-years across all age groups. We report a case of GBS in a 22-year-old primigravida who presented at 36 weeks of the period of gestation (POG), with complaints of bilateral progressive lower limb numbness and weakness for 2 weeks duration. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain was done to exclude other possible causes. Diagnosis of GBS was made according to the Brighton criteria, which our patient falls into Level 2. She received intensive care management. The patient improved rapidly without any specific management. She went to labor spontaneously and delivered a healthy baby with a birth weight of 2.8 kg at 38 weeks of POG. She continued to receive supportive therapy and improved significantly. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC5290785/ /pubmed/28217608 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.197303 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Guillain–Barré syndrome in pregnancy: A conservatively managed case
title Guillain–Barré syndrome in pregnancy: A conservatively managed case
title_full Guillain–Barré syndrome in pregnancy: A conservatively managed case
title_fullStr Guillain–Barré syndrome in pregnancy: A conservatively managed case
title_full_unstemmed Guillain–Barré syndrome in pregnancy: A conservatively managed case
title_short Guillain–Barré syndrome in pregnancy: A conservatively managed case
title_sort guillain–barré syndrome in pregnancy: a conservatively managed case
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5290785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28217608
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.197303
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