Peaked T - Waves and Sinus Arrhythmia Before Prolonged Sinus Pauses and Atrioventricular Block in Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Peaked T - Waves and Sinus Arrhythmia Before Prolonged Sinus Pauses and Atrioventricular Block in Guillain-Barre Syndrome

An 18-year-old woman presented with a rapidly progressive ascending flaccid paralysis and numbness requiring mechanical ventilation after an upper respiratory infection. Guillain-Barre Syndrome was diagnosed based on albumino-cytologic dissociation in the cerebrospinal fluid (elevated proteins with...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Adriano Tonelli, Atul Khasnis, George S Abela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-10-01
Series:Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
Subjects:
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Autonomic dysfunction
Arrhythmia
Heart block.
Online Access:http://www.ipej.org/0704/tonelli.htm
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Summary:An 18-year-old woman presented with a rapidly progressive ascending flaccid paralysis and numbness requiring mechanical ventilation after an upper respiratory infection. Guillain-Barre Syndrome was diagnosed based on albumino-cytologic dissociation in the cerebrospinal fluid (elevated proteins with normal white blood cell count) and a demyelinating sensory-motor polyneuropathy pattern on the electromyogram. She was initially treated with intravenous immunoglobulin, but later required plasmapheresis for non-resolution of symptoms.
ISSN:0972-6292

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