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Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Variant Consisting of Facial Diplegia and Paresthesia with Left Facial Hemiplegia Associated with Antibodies to Galactocerebroside and Phosphatidic Acid
Patient: Male, 54 Final Diagnosis: Guillain-Barré syndrome Symptoms: Paresthesia of extremities • unilateral facial palsy Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Neurology OBJECTIVE: Unusual clinical course BACKGROUND: A rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) consists of facial diplegi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5633102/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28966341 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.904925 |
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author | Nishiguchi, Sho Branch, Joel Tsuchiya, Tsubasa Ito, Ryoji Kawada, Junya |
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description | Patient: Male, 54 Final Diagnosis: Guillain-Barré syndrome Symptoms: Paresthesia of extremities • unilateral facial palsy Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Neurology OBJECTIVE: Unusual clinical course BACKGROUND: A rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) consists of facial diplegia and paresthesia, but an even more rare association is with facial hemiplegia, similar to Bell’s palsy. This case report is of this rare variant of GBS that was associated with IgG antibodies to galactocerebroside and phosphatidic acid. CASE REPORT: A 54-year-old man presented with lower left facial palsy and paresthesia of his extremities, following an upper respiratory tract infection. Physical examination confirmed lower left facial palsy and paresthesia of his extremities with hyporeflexia of his lower limbs and sensory loss of all four extremities. The differential diagnosis was between a variant of GBS and Bell’s palsy. Following initial treatment with glucocorticoids followed by intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), his sensory abnormalities resolved. Serum IgG antibodies to galactocerebroside and phosphatidic acid were positive in this patient, but not other antibodies to glycolipids or phospholipids were found. Five months following discharge from hospital, his left facial palsy had improved. CONCLUSIONS: A case of a rare variant of GBS is presented with facial diplegia and paresthesia and with unilateral facial palsy. This rare variant of GBS may which may mimic Bell’s palsy. In this case, IgG antibodies to galactocerebroside and phosphatidic acid were detected. |
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spelling | pubmed-56331022017-10-13 Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Variant Consisting of Facial Diplegia and Paresthesia with Left Facial Hemiplegia Associated with Antibodies to Galactocerebroside and Phosphatidic Acid Nishiguchi, Sho Branch, Joel Tsuchiya, Tsubasa Ito, Ryoji Kawada, Junya Am J Case Rep Articles Patient: Male, 54 Final Diagnosis: Guillain-Barré syndrome Symptoms: Paresthesia of extremities • unilateral facial palsy Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Neurology OBJECTIVE: Unusual clinical course BACKGROUND: A rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) consists of facial diplegia and paresthesia, but an even more rare association is with facial hemiplegia, similar to Bell’s palsy. This case report is of this rare variant of GBS that was associated with IgG antibodies to galactocerebroside and phosphatidic acid. CASE REPORT: A 54-year-old man presented with lower left facial palsy and paresthesia of his extremities, following an upper respiratory tract infection. Physical examination confirmed lower left facial palsy and paresthesia of his extremities with hyporeflexia of his lower limbs and sensory loss of all four extremities. The differential diagnosis was between a variant of GBS and Bell’s palsy. Following initial treatment with glucocorticoids followed by intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), his sensory abnormalities resolved. Serum IgG antibodies to galactocerebroside and phosphatidic acid were positive in this patient, but not other antibodies to glycolipids or phospholipids were found. Five months following discharge from hospital, his left facial palsy had improved. CONCLUSIONS: A case of a rare variant of GBS is presented with facial diplegia and paresthesia and with unilateral facial palsy. This rare variant of GBS may which may mimic Bell’s palsy. In this case, IgG antibodies to galactocerebroside and phosphatidic acid were detected. International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2017-10-02 /pmc/articles/PMC5633102/ /pubmed/28966341 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.904925 Text en © Am J Case Rep, 2017 This work is licensed under Creative Common Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) ) |
spellingShingle | Articles Nishiguchi, Sho Branch, Joel Tsuchiya, Tsubasa Ito, Ryoji Kawada, Junya Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Variant Consisting of Facial Diplegia and Paresthesia with Left Facial Hemiplegia Associated with Antibodies to Galactocerebroside and Phosphatidic Acid |
title | Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Variant Consisting of Facial Diplegia and Paresthesia with Left Facial Hemiplegia Associated with Antibodies to Galactocerebroside and Phosphatidic Acid |
title_full | Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Variant Consisting of Facial Diplegia and Paresthesia with Left Facial Hemiplegia Associated with Antibodies to Galactocerebroside and Phosphatidic Acid |
title_fullStr | Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Variant Consisting of Facial Diplegia and Paresthesia with Left Facial Hemiplegia Associated with Antibodies to Galactocerebroside and Phosphatidic Acid |
title_full_unstemmed | Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Variant Consisting of Facial Diplegia and Paresthesia with Left Facial Hemiplegia Associated with Antibodies to Galactocerebroside and Phosphatidic Acid |
title_short | Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Variant Consisting of Facial Diplegia and Paresthesia with Left Facial Hemiplegia Associated with Antibodies to Galactocerebroside and Phosphatidic Acid |
title_sort | guillain-barré syndrome: a variant consisting of facial diplegia and paresthesia with left facial hemiplegia associated with antibodies to galactocerebroside and phosphatidic acid |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5633102/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28966341 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.904925 |
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