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Case Studies | Gynaecology | India | Volume 8 Issue 7, July 2019 | Rating: 6.6 / 10
Subacute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy in Postpartum Period - A Case Report
Dr. P. N. Luckshana, Dr B. Renuka
Abstract: Guillain-Barr syndrome (GBS) is a collection of clinical syndromes that manifests as an acute inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy with resultant weakness and diminished reflexes. It is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system starts to destroy the myelin sheath that surrounds the axons of many peripheral nerves, or even the axons themselves. We report a unique case of GBS complicating pregnancy in the post-partum period. The patient recovered well with supportive measures and pulse steroid therapy.
Keywords: guillain barre syndrome autoimmune inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy
Edition: Volume 8 Issue 7, July 2019,
Pages: 461 - 462