Association between acute motor axonal neuropathy and ophthalmoplegia during pregnancy

Deniz Yerdelen; Umran Kucukgoz; Mehmet Karatas

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2010.11.018

Association between acute motor axonal neuropathy and ophthalmoplegia during pregnancy

J Clin Neurosci. 2011 Jul;18(7):999-1000. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.11.018. Epub 2011 May 11.

Authors

Deniz Yerdelen¹, Umran Kucukgoz, Mehmet Karatas

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana Teaching and Research Center, Dadaloğlu mah. 39 sok, Yüreğir, Adana 01250, Turkey. yerdelend@gmail.com

PMID: 21565505
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.11.018

Abstract

Different subtypes producing the clinical picture of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and overlapping forms of GBS subtypes have been described. GBS as a complication in pregnancy has been reported rarely. The present report describes the clinical, electrophysiological and prognostic features of a pregnant woman with overlapping forms of GBS subtypes, acute motor axonal neuropathy and ophthalmoplegia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Female
Guillain-Barre Syndrome / complications
Guillain-Barre Syndrome / physiopathology*
Guillain-Barre Syndrome / therapy
Humans
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
Immunologic Factors / therapeutic use
Motor Neuron Disease / complications
Motor Neuron Disease / physiopathology*
Motor Neuron Disease / therapy
Ophthalmoplegia / complications
Ophthalmoplegia / physiopathology*
Ophthalmoplegia / therapy
Plasmapheresis
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / physiopathology*
Pregnancy Complications / therapy

Substances

Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Immunologic Factors