[Heterotopic ossification in Guillain-Barré syndrome].
BACKGROUND
Heterotopic ossification are frequent in central nervous disease, on the opposite just a few cases have been described in peripheral disorders.


OBJECTIVE
To describe three cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome complicated by heterotopic ossification.


METHODS
From the detailed case reports and a review of the literature.


RESULTS
The authors report three cases of heterotopic ossification in Guillain-Barré syndrome. Each of them had serious symptom and had to go in intensive care. Two of them had encephalopathy. A patient had compression of ulnar nerve as complication of heterotopic ossification. In all cases the consequence of the heterotopic ossifications lead to a great functional handicap.


CONCLUSIONS
Heterotopic ossification is a frequent complication in central neurologic lesions such spinal cord injury or brain injury. Just a few cases following peripheral nerve disorders have been reported. Serious neurologic deficit and encephalopathy may influence the apparition of heterotopic ossifications in patients suffering from Guillain-Barre syndrome. This possibility of complication must be known by the clinicians who should have a special attention to such patients.
Kerdoncuff
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Service de médecine physique et réadaptation, service du Docteur Gallien, CHU Pontchaillou, 35033, Rennes, France.
Sauleau
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Petrilli
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Duruflé
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A
Ben Beroukh
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K
Brissot
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R
Gallien
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P
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D017769:Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology