Numbness on the Medical Take: An Atypical Presentation of Guillain‐Barre Syndrome With Unilateral Paraesthesia and Rapid Progression to Bulbar Palsy: A Case Report
ABSTRACT Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS) is characterized classically by progressive and symmetrical motor weakness and areflexia. We describe a case of GBS with initially preserved reflexes and power, leading to delayed diagnosis, who latterly required urgent ventilator support and plasmapharesis to...
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| description | ABSTRACT Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS) is characterized classically by progressive and symmetrical motor weakness and areflexia. We describe a case of GBS with initially preserved reflexes and power, leading to delayed diagnosis, who latterly required urgent ventilator support and plasmapharesis to highlight the importance of considering atypical presentations of this common condition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5ee63f03351749c3bec8a891df7977f32025-01-24T05:08:45ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-01-01131n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.9586Numbness on the Medical Take: An Atypical Presentation of Guillain‐Barre Syndrome With Unilateral Paraesthesia and Rapid Progression to Bulbar Palsy: A Case ReportJ. Stanley0Q. Zhou1Acute Medical Department University Hospital Bristol and Weston Bristol UKAcute Medical Department University Hospital Bristol and Weston Bristol UKABSTRACT Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS) is characterized classically by progressive and symmetrical motor weakness and areflexia. We describe a case of GBS with initially preserved reflexes and power, leading to delayed diagnosis, who latterly required urgent ventilator support and plasmapharesis to highlight the importance of considering atypical presentations of this common condition.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9586atypical neurologybulbar palsyGuillain‐Barré syndromenumbnessparaesthesia |
| spellingShingle | J. Stanley Q. Zhou Numbness on the Medical Take: An Atypical Presentation of Guillain‐Barre Syndrome With Unilateral Paraesthesia and Rapid Progression to Bulbar Palsy: A Case Report Clinical Case Reports atypical neurology bulbar palsy Guillain‐Barré syndrome numbness paraesthesia |
| title | Numbness on the Medical Take: An Atypical Presentation of Guillain‐Barre Syndrome With Unilateral Paraesthesia and Rapid Progression to Bulbar Palsy: A Case Report |
| title_full | Numbness on the Medical Take: An Atypical Presentation of Guillain‐Barre Syndrome With Unilateral Paraesthesia and Rapid Progression to Bulbar Palsy: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Numbness on the Medical Take: An Atypical Presentation of Guillain‐Barre Syndrome With Unilateral Paraesthesia and Rapid Progression to Bulbar Palsy: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Numbness on the Medical Take: An Atypical Presentation of Guillain‐Barre Syndrome With Unilateral Paraesthesia and Rapid Progression to Bulbar Palsy: A Case Report |
| title_short | Numbness on the Medical Take: An Atypical Presentation of Guillain‐Barre Syndrome With Unilateral Paraesthesia and Rapid Progression to Bulbar Palsy: A Case Report |
| title_sort | numbness on the medical take an atypical presentation of guillain barre syndrome with unilateral paraesthesia and rapid progression to bulbar palsy a case report |
| topic | atypical neurology bulbar palsy Guillain‐Barré syndrome numbness paraesthesia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9586 |
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