Severe dysautonomic onset of Guillain-Barré syndrome with good recovery. A clinical and autonomic follow-up study
Autor(es): Cortelli P,Contin M,Lugaresi A,Baruzzi A,Montagna P
Resumo: A 39 year old man with acute panautonomic and mild somatic neuropathy had severe postural hypotension 1 week after onset. Porphyric neuropathy was excluded. The final diagnosis was Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). After 2 months he began to recover progressively and after 9 months he presented asymptomatic postural hypotension. We consider the hypothesis of a spectrum of clinico-pathological entities at one end of which lies GBS with autonomic signs and at the other acute pure dysautonomia. The site of the autonomic lesion, might have been in post-ganglionic sympathetic fibers and vagus nerve.
Palavras-Chave: Acute GBS; Autonomic tests; Recovery
Imprenta: Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences, v. 11, n. 2, p. 159-162, 1990
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1007/BF02335559
Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Public health
Data de publicação: 1990
