Co-occurrence of polyneuritis crainials and visual impairment: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Polyneuritis cranialis (PNC) with the disease characteristics of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in addition to both ocular and bulbar weakness in the absence of limb paralysis or ataxia is defined as an unusual variant of GBS. As evidence of central nervous system (CNS) involvement, visual impairment is an unusual finding complicating with GBS spectrum disorders and has never been reported in patients with PNC.

Methods

We describe a very rare case who clinically presented with progressive multiple cranial nerve palsy and visual impairment. Furthermore, a literature search of concurrent GBS and optic neuritis (ON) as well as PNC attributed to GBS was conducted.

Results

A diagnosis of PNC was considered due to the typical clinical characteristics as well as th

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9803404 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature