Autor(es): Onodera Masakazu,Mori Masahiro,Koga Michiaki,Kamitsukasa Ikuo,Fukutake Toshio,Hattori Takamichi,Yuki Nobuhiro,Kuwabara Satoshi

Resumo: We describe a patient with acute isolated bulbar palsy following enteritis. A 29-year-old man developed dysphagia and nasal voice without limb weakness, ataxia, or areflexia. High titres of serum anti-GT1a and anti-Campylobacter jejuni IgG antibodies were detected. He was treated with plasmapheresis, resulting in rapid clinical improvement. This case suggests that an acute isolated bulbar palsy may be caused by a pathology relating to Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), in which anti-GT1a IgG antibody may have a role.

Imprenta: Journal of the Neurological Sciences, v. 205, n. 1, p. 83-84, 2002

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/S0022-510X(02)00241-1

Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Cytopathology ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Proteins ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Antibodies ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Immunology

Data de publicação: 2002

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