Ischaemic myelopathy presenting as Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Spinal cord stroke is uncommon. We report a woman presenting with paraesthesia followed by tetraparesis and respiratory failure who was initially diagnosed as having Guillain-Barré syndrome. Subsequent clinical and imaging features supported the diagnosis of an anterior spinal cord infarction. We describe the main clinical and imaging features of this condition.
Hui
A C
AC
Department of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.
Wong
K S
KS
Fu
M
M
Kay
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy