Facial Diplegia as an Initial Presentation Section of Guillain-Barré Syndrome
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Published:2023
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ISSN:2249-782X
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Container-title:JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
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Short-container-title:JCDR
Author:
Maddali Aravind Surya,Reddy Karri Vijaya Phani Vardhan,Kavi Suganya,Apikkatla Tumbanatham
Abstract
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an acquired immune mediated inflammatory and demyelinating disorder of the peripheral nervous system. This case report is about a 30-year-old female who presented with unilateral facial palsy which progressed to bilateral facial nerve palsy without motor weakness of limbs. Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) analysis showed albuminocytological disassociation and Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) of face showed decreased conduction velocity of nasalis and orbicularis oculi nerves. The patient was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (0.4 g/kg/day) for five days and showed complete recovery. The present case is reported due to its rarity in presentation i.e. bilateral facial nerve palsy in the initial days of presentation.
Publisher
JCDR Research and Publications
Subject
Clinical Biochemistry,General Medicine