Lighting Strikes Twice: Recurrent Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS) after Influenza Vaccination

Lighting Strikes Twice: Recurrent Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS) after Influenza Vaccination

Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare acute demyelinating syndrome of the peripheral nervous system that is commonly preceded by infection. Vaccinations have also been associated with an increased incidence of GBS, though the risk is low. Caution with revaccination is recommended in patients with...

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Main Authors: Gregory Griffin, Brittany Cunningham, Jonathan M. Beary, Yonatan Spolter, Richard Gandee, Christopher R. Newey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6690643
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spelling doaj-617c01deff754872b6715ea2ee13ce792021-02-15T12:52:58ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66906436690643Lighting Strikes Twice: Recurrent Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS) after Influenza VaccinationGregory Griffin0Brittany Cunningham1Jonathan M. Beary2Yonatan Spolter3Richard Gandee4Christopher R. Newey5Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Neurological Institute, Akron General Avenue, Akron, OH 44307, USACleveland Clinic Akron General, Neurological Institute, Akron General Avenue, Akron, OH 44307, USAAT Still University-Missouri Campus, Neurobehavioral Sciences, 800 West Jefferson Avenue, Kirksville, MO 63501, USACleveland Clinic Akron General, Neurological Institute, Akron General Avenue, Akron, OH 44307, USACleveland Clinic Akron General, Neurological Institute, Akron General Avenue, Akron, OH 44307, USACleveland Clinic Akron General, Neurological Institute, Akron General Avenue, Akron, OH 44307, USAGuillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare acute demyelinating syndrome of the peripheral nervous system that is commonly preceded by infection. Vaccinations have also been associated with an increased incidence of GBS, though the risk is low. Caution with revaccination is recommended in patients with a history of GBS. Risks of revaccination compared with the risks of influenza complications should be considered. Patients who experience GBS after vaccination have not been shown to have an increased incidence of recurrent GBS after the influenza vaccine, though evidence is limited. We report a case of recurrent GBS in a patient following the influenza vaccine.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6690643
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author Gregory Griffin
Brittany Cunningham
Jonathan M. Beary
Yonatan Spolter
Richard Gandee
Christopher R. Newey
spellingShingle Gregory Griffin
Brittany Cunningham
Jonathan M. Beary
Yonatan Spolter
Richard Gandee
Christopher R. Newey
Lighting Strikes Twice: Recurrent Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS) after Influenza Vaccination
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
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Brittany Cunningham
Jonathan M. Beary
Yonatan Spolter
Richard Gandee
Christopher R. Newey
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title Lighting Strikes Twice: Recurrent Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS) after Influenza Vaccination
title_short Lighting Strikes Twice: Recurrent Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS) after Influenza Vaccination
title_full Lighting Strikes Twice: Recurrent Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS) after Influenza Vaccination
title_fullStr Lighting Strikes Twice: Recurrent Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS) after Influenza Vaccination
title_full_unstemmed Lighting Strikes Twice: Recurrent Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS) after Influenza Vaccination
title_sort lighting strikes twice: recurrent guillain–barré syndrome (gbs) after influenza vaccination
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
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2090-6676
publishDate 2021-01-01
description Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare acute demyelinating syndrome of the peripheral nervous system that is commonly preceded by infection. Vaccinations have also been associated with an increased incidence of GBS, though the risk is low. Caution with revaccination is recommended in patients with a history of GBS. Risks of revaccination compared with the risks of influenza complications should be considered. Patients who experience GBS after vaccination have not been shown to have an increased incidence of recurrent GBS after the influenza vaccine, though evidence is limited. We report a case of recurrent GBS in a patient following the influenza vaccine.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6690643
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