Guillain-Barr? Syndrome Following Acute Cerebral Infarction

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 32(4); 2014 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2014;32(4): 269-271.

급성뇌경색에 병발한 길랭-바레증후군

고재용, 석정임 도영록

대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

Guillain-Barr? Syndrome Following Acute Cerebral Infarction

Jae Yong Go

Department of Neurology, Catholic University of Daegu, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Abstract

Guillain-Barr? syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune polyneuropathy that presents with acute onset and rapid progression of ascending quadriparesis and hyporeflexia, which can be triggered by various conditions. However, GBS following cerebral infarction is very rare. We describe herein a patient with facial diplegia, ophthalmoplegia, and areflexia that occurred during acute cerebral infarction. The symptoms were improved after intravenous immunoglobulin treatment. The details of this case suggest that GBS is triggered by immune dysregulation after acute cerebral infarction.