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12084449

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-6-26
pubmed:abstractText
We describe a patient with the acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) form of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), who showed generalized hyperreflexia. A 24-year-old man developed acute paralysis following Campylobacter jejuni enteritis. He showed exaggerated tendon reflexes with abnormal reflex spread to other segments, and was initially diagnosed as having post-infectious myelitis. Nerve conduction studies showed motor axonal degeneration (the AMAN pattern), and increased soleus H-reflex amplitudes. His serum was positive for IgG antibodies to gangliosides GM1b and GalNAc-GD1a. He was treated with plasmapheresis, resulting in rapid recovery. Hyperreflexia was still present 12 months after onset when muscle strength was completely normal. This case provides further evidence that patients with AMAN can develop increased motor neuron excitability, and possible mechanisms for the hyperreflexia are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-510X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
199
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
89-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Hyperreflexia in axonal Guillain-Barré syndrome subsequent to Campylobacter jejuni enteritis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Chiba University School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. kuwabara@med.m.chiba-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports