A case of Guillain-Barre syndrome following prosthetic valve endocarditis
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Tarih
2009
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Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy associated with progressive limb weakness and areflexia. Up to now, a few cases of GBS following infective endocarditis (IE), particularly prosthetic valve endocarditis, have been reported. We present a case of a 63-year-old male patient in whom GBS developed following aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis. Although GBS is not frequently encountered in patients with IE, we believe that every clinician should consider the probable GBS in those patients suffering from distal paresthesis, progressive limb weakness and ataxia. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Açıklama
Celik, Turgay/0000-0001-8418-0130; Bek, Semai/0000-0003-4913-976X
Anahtar Kelimeler
Guillain-Barre syndrome, Prosthetic valve endocarditis, Aortic valve disease
Kaynak
International Journal Of Cardiology
WoS Q Değeri
Q2
Scopus Q Değeri
Q1
Cilt
133
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1
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