[Guillain-Barré syndrome secondary to cranial surgery: direct or fortuitous relationship?].
The Guillain-Barré syndrome, an acute polyradiculonevritis (PRN), usually appears after a post-infectious immuno-allergic reaction. We report a case of acute PRN following cranial surgery. Post-surgical Guillain-barré syndrome is rarely described. We reviewed the pathophysiological mechanisms possibly involved in this disease that have to be evoked in patients with abnormal post-surgical neurological symptoms.
Fédération des Neurosciences Cliniques, Hôpital Pellegrin, CHU, Bordeaux.
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Foubert-Samier
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Penchet
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Lemasson
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D004576:Electromyography; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*