Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
A 73-year-old patient developed tetraplegia, cranial neuropathies and autonomic instability and died of clinical complications of Guillain-Barré syndrome. He was incidentally found to have subclinical Hashimoto's thyroiditis. The literature since 1966 is reviewed for the association of Guillain-Barré syndrome with thyroiditis, other endocrine abnormalities, and some diseases thought to be caused by autoimmune mechanisms.
D000368:Aged; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology