Is Bilateral Facial Paralysis an Indicator of Respiratory Outcome in Guillain–Barré Syndrome?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Case 1
3.2. Case 2
3.3. Case 3
3.4. Case 4
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Case | Age/Sex | Predisposing Disease | Clinical Presentation | CSF Protein Concentration | NCS | Treatment | Recovery Time (day) |
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1 | 7/M | Hepatitis A | Bilateral facial paralysis, ataxia, lower limb muscle strength and deep tendon reflexes decreased, respiratory distress, hypertension | 146.9 mg/dL | AMSAN | IVIG, PE | 23 |
2 | 6/M | None | Absence walking, bilateral peripheral facial paralysis, decreased bilateral upper and lower limb muscle strength, deep tendon reflexes at bilateral limbs are hypoactive, respiratory distress, tachycardia | 85 mg/dL | AMAN | IVIG, PE | 14 |
3 | 14/F | Human Rhinovirus | Bilateral facial paralysis, ptosis, diplopia, dysarthria, dysphagia, mydriasis, slurred speech, difficulty in swallowing, aphonia, bilateral palatal palsy, limitations of tongue movements and weakened hearing, decreased bilateral upper and lower limb muscle strength, bilateral deep tendon reflexes normoactive, respiratory distress, hypotension | 98 mg/dL | AMAN | IVIG, PE | 52 |
4 | 8/M | None | Global weakness, respiratory distress, confused consciousness, areflexic acute flaccid paralysis, bilateral facial paralysis, resistant hypotension | 65 mg/dL | AMSAN | PE | Exitus |
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Güngör, S.; Kılıç, B. Is Bilateral Facial Paralysis an Indicator of Respiratory Outcome in Guillain–Barré Syndrome? Medicina 2019, 55, 177. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55050177
Güngör S, Kılıç B. Is Bilateral Facial Paralysis an Indicator of Respiratory Outcome in Guillain–Barré Syndrome? Medicina. 2019; 55(5):177. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55050177
Chicago/Turabian StyleGüngör, Serdal, and Betül Kılıç. 2019. "Is Bilateral Facial Paralysis an Indicator of Respiratory Outcome in Guillain–Barré Syndrome?" Medicina 55, no. 5: 177. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55050177