Functional recovery of untreated human immunodeficiency virus-associated Guillain-Barré syndrome: a case report.
HIV-associated Guillain-Barré syndrome is a well-documented phenomenon, typically occurring at seroconversion. GBS may result in functional impairment treated with a combination of medications, plasmapheresis, and rehabilitation. The quantified functional recovery of HIV-associated GBS with or without HIV treatment is not well described. Utilizing serial FIM scoring, we describe a patient's recovery from HIV-associated GBS after treatment with IVIg and acute inpatient rehabilitation without HIV treatment.
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States. adam.schreiber@jefferson.edu
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Schreiber
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Norbury
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De Sousa
D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D020127:Recovery of Function
D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007155:Immunologic Factors