title: Association between acute motor axonal neuropathy and ophthalmoplegia during pregnancy.
abstract: Different subtypes producing the clinical picture of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and overlapping forms of GBS subtypes have been described. GBS as a complication in pregnancy has been reported rarely. The present report describes the clinical, electrophysiological and prognostic features of a pregnant woman with overlapping forms of GBS subtypes, acute motor axonal neuropathy and ophthalmoplegia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana Teaching and Research Center, Dadaloğlu mah. 39 sok, Yüreğir, Adana 01250, Turkey. yerdelend@gmail.com
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yerdelen
authors.forename: Umran
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kucukgoz
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karatas
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016472:Motor Neuron Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007155:Immunologic Factors