Isolated Bilateral Ptosis as an Early Sign of Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Joint Authors
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) has many variants with distinct presentations.
Ptosis as an initial presentation is rare.
Case Report.
We describe a young female with bilateral ptosis without ophthalmoplegia as the initial presentation of Guillain-Barré ptosis in an anti-GQ1b IgG antibody negative patient with a favorable outcome to intravenous immunoglobulins.
Objectives.
Our paper highlights the importance of recognizing GBS as a potential etiology in a patient presenting with isolated ptosis, particularly since the course of GBS can be more dramatic than in the anti-GBQ1b syndromes such as ophthalmoparesis without ataxia and Miller Fisher syndrome or ocular myasthenia.
Conclusion.
This is the first paper of anti-GBQ1b antibody negative GBS presenting with isolated ptosis without ophthalmoparesis.
GBS should be included in the list of differential diagnosis of such presentations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Imam, Yahia Z.& Deleu, Dirk. 2013. Isolated Bilateral Ptosis as an Early Sign of Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452127
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Imam, Yahia Z.& Deleu, Dirk. Isolated Bilateral Ptosis as an Early Sign of Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452127
American Medical Association (AMA)
Imam, Yahia Z.& Deleu, Dirk. Isolated Bilateral Ptosis as an Early Sign of Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452127
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-452127