Guillain-Barre Syndrome with Respiratory Failure following Spine Surgery for Incomplete Cervical Cord Injury: A Case Report and Literature Review.

ABSTRACT: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) often develops after a respiratory or gastrointestinal infection. A few cases have been reported on GBS following elective spinal surgery not preceded by an infectious disease. In patients with underlying upper motor neuron disease such as a spinal cord injury, concurrent development of lower motor neuron diseases, such as GBS, could be overlooked. Here, we present an uncommon case of an 87-year-old man with GBS that had developed after an operation for a traumatic cervical spinal cord injury. After surgery, he showed weakness over all four limbs with paresthesia, but he was able to hold a standing position with minimal assistance. Unfortunately, his muscle strength over his four limbs gradually weakened from two to four weeks later, and he became almost compl

SUBMITTER: Tu WC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9415430 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature