Flaccid Paralysis with Hyponatremia: Think Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is the most common cause of flaccid paralysis in affected patients. Here we present a case of GBS presenting with flaccid paralysis as well as hyponatremia. The association of hyponatremia in GBS is discussed, as well as other potential causes and risk factors.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Griffin, Daniel, Asad, Hussein, Patel, Parth, Gohar, Ashraf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7101241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32257660
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7113
Descripción
Sumario:Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is the most common cause of flaccid paralysis in affected patients. Here we present a case of GBS presenting with flaccid paralysis as well as hyponatremia. The association of hyponatremia in GBS is discussed, as well as other potential causes and risk factors.

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