Paraparetic Guillain‐Barre syndrome: An uncommon diagnosis of acute flaccid paralysis of the lower limbs

Abstract Apart from the usual differentials of transverse myelitis and cord compression, paraparetic GBS should be considered when sudden, flaccid paralysis of the lower limbs occurs, as prompt diagnosis and management can minimize sequel and unnecessary procedures. We do report a case wherein we ma...

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Main Authors:	Prajjwol Luitel, Nischal Neupane, Niranjan Adhikari, Sujan Paudel, Bikram Prasad Gajurel, Ragesh Karn, Reema Rajbhandari, Niraj Gautam, Ashish Shrestha, Rajeev Ojha
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2021-09-01
Series:	Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:	flaccid paralysis neuropathy paraparetic GBS
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4767

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spelling	doaj-8104c8ab10c1412f80ac9b04c3c89ff32021-09-27T07:16:15ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042021-09-0199n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.4767Paraparetic Guillain‐Barre syndrome: An uncommon diagnosis of acute flaccid paralysis of the lower limbsPrajjwol Luitel0Nischal Neupane1Niranjan Adhikari2Sujan Paudel3Bikram Prasad Gajurel4Ragesh Karn5Reema Rajbhandari6Niraj Gautam7Ashish Shrestha8Rajeev Ojha9Maharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalMaharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalMaharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalMaharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalDepartment of Neurology Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalDepartment of Neurology Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalDepartment of Neurology Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalDepartment of Neurology Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalDepartment of Neurology Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalDepartment of Neurology Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalAbstract Apart from the usual differentials of transverse myelitis and cord compression, paraparetic GBS should be considered when sudden, flaccid paralysis of the lower limbs occurs, as prompt diagnosis and management can minimize sequel and unnecessary procedures. We do report a case wherein we managed a similar situation without the use of an immunomodulatory therapy.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4767flaccid paralysisneuropathyparaparetic GBS
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author	Prajjwol Luitel Nischal Neupane Niranjan Adhikari Sujan Paudel Bikram Prasad Gajurel Ragesh Karn Reema Rajbhandari Niraj Gautam Ashish Shrestha Rajeev Ojha
spellingShingle	Prajjwol Luitel Nischal Neupane Niranjan Adhikari Sujan Paudel Bikram Prasad Gajurel Ragesh Karn Reema Rajbhandari Niraj Gautam Ashish Shrestha Rajeev Ojha Paraparetic Guillain‐Barre syndrome: An uncommon diagnosis of acute flaccid paralysis of the lower limbs Clinical Case Reports flaccid paralysis neuropathy paraparetic GBS
author_facet	Prajjwol Luitel Nischal Neupane Niranjan Adhikari Sujan Paudel Bikram Prasad Gajurel Ragesh Karn Reema Rajbhandari Niraj Gautam Ashish Shrestha Rajeev Ojha
author_sort	Prajjwol Luitel
title	Paraparetic Guillain‐Barre syndrome: An uncommon diagnosis of acute flaccid paralysis of the lower limbs
title_short	Paraparetic Guillain‐Barre syndrome: An uncommon diagnosis of acute flaccid paralysis of the lower limbs
title_full	Paraparetic Guillain‐Barre syndrome: An uncommon diagnosis of acute flaccid paralysis of the lower limbs
title_fullStr	Paraparetic Guillain‐Barre syndrome: An uncommon diagnosis of acute flaccid paralysis of the lower limbs
title_full_unstemmed	Paraparetic Guillain‐Barre syndrome: An uncommon diagnosis of acute flaccid paralysis of the lower limbs
title_sort	paraparetic guillain‐barre syndrome: an uncommon diagnosis of acute flaccid paralysis of the lower limbs
publisher	Wiley
series	Clinical Case Reports
issn	2050-0904
publishDate	2021-09-01
description	Abstract Apart from the usual differentials of transverse myelitis and cord compression, paraparetic GBS should be considered when sudden, flaccid paralysis of the lower limbs occurs, as prompt diagnosis and management can minimize sequel and unnecessary procedures. We do report a case wherein we managed a similar situation without the use of an immunomodulatory therapy.
topic	flaccid paralysis neuropathy paraparetic GBS
url	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4767
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Paraparetic Guillain‐Barre syndrome: An uncommon diagnosis of acute flaccid paralysis of the lower limbs

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