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- Title
A case of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) presenting with acute urinary retention and T6 sensory level.
- Authors
Ching Soong Khoo; Ali, Alyaa Hassan; Remli, Rabani; Hui Jan Tan
- Abstract
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute immune-mediated demyelinating disease. Early recognition of this disease is crucial as it can progress to life-threatening conditions such as respiratory failure or autonomic dysfunction. Typical clinical manifestations of GBS include progressive weakness of the limbs, bulbar, facial muscles and ophthalmoplegia. Sensory level and bladder dysfunction are more suggestive of acute myelopathy. We report a case of GBS presenting with acute urinary retention and T6 sensory level, which was successfully treated with plasma exchange.
- Subjects
TREATMENT of Guillain-Barre syndrome; PLASMA exchange (Therapeutics); GUILLAIN-Barre syndrome; RETENTION of urine; SENSORY disorders; ACUTE diseases; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Clinical Medicine, 2018, Vol 18, Issue 4, p308
- ISSN
1470-2118
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7861/clinmedicine.18-4-308