title: Arrhythmias and Guillain-Barre syndrome.
abstract: We report two patients with severe Guillain-Barre syndrome who had serious cardiac arrhythmias. One patient died of asystolic cardiac arrest; the other patient survived with conservative management. The association between the syndrome and arrhythmias, and the difficulties in the management of the latter, are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Northland Base Hospital, Whangarei.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Dunlop
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Orpin
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Rankin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Swinney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy