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The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Volume 6 (2020): Issue 1 (January 2020)
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Guillain–Barré and Acute Transverse Myelitis Overlap Syndrome Following Obstetric Surgery
Adina Stoian
Adina Stoian
,
Anca Motataianu
Anca Motataianu
,
Zoltan Bajko
Zoltan Bajko
and
Adrian Balasa
Adrian Balasa
| Jan 31, 2020
The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Volume 6 (2020): Issue 1 (January 2020)
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Article Category:
Case Report
Published Online:
Jan 31, 2020
Page range:
74 - 79
Received:
Jan 17, 2019
Accepted:
Jan 30, 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2020-0008
Keywords
Guillain–Barré syndrome
,
acute transverse myelitis
,
obstetric surgery
,
tetraparesis
,
intravenous immunoglobulins
,
therapeutic plasma exchange
© 2020 Adina Stoian, Anca Motataianu, Zoltan Bajko, Adrian Balasa, published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.
Fig. 1
Electroneurography revealed proximal conduction blocks detected by the absence of F waves on both median and ulnar nerves bilaterally.
Fig. 2
Electroneurography was performed and revealed axonal loss in all motor nerves (the amplitude of compound muscle action potential [CMAP] was reduced more than 70%).
Fig. 3
Sagittal T2 weighted cervical MRI revealing a hyper-intense longitudinally extensive spinal cord lesion
Fig. 4
Sagittal a. T2 weighted; b. Short tau inversion recovery (STIR) cervical MRI revealing a hyperintense longitudinally extensive spinal cord lesion