Symptoms of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) may be mistaken for typical puerperal changes, delaying diagnosis. Surgery and anesthesia may be triggers for GBS with an overall increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines in the postpartum period. We report a unique case of GBS in the postpartum period who made a good recovery with supportive measures.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9552989PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6427DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

guillain-barre syndrome
8
postpartum period
8
syndrome lower
4
lower segment
4
segment caesarean
4
caesarean spinal
4
spinal anesthesia
4
anesthesia case
4
case report
4
report symptoms
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!