Connor S, Azzam O, Prentice D. Intracerebral haemorrhage and Guillain-Barré syndrome: an exploration of potential pathophysiology.
BMJ Case Rep 2021;
14:14/8/e243245. [PMID:
34344649 PMCID:
PMC8336193 DOI:
10.1136/bcr-2021-243245]
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Abstract
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an immune-mediated polyneuropathy classically thought to be caused by infections through the process of molecular mimicry. We report a case of GBS caused by intracerebral haemorrhage and postulate potential theories for the development of GBS following intracerebral haemorrhage and other non-infectious aetiologies by association. We highlight that GBS is an important differential diagnosis in patients developing generalised paresis following intracerebral haemorrhage.
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