1. A Rare Case of Guillain-Barré Syndrome With Severe Pandysautonomia
- Author
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Frederick Venter, Janushe Patel, David Aguirre, Jasbir Bhaika, Li Liang, Faisal Nasrawi, and Eneti Tagaloa
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Nephrology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pediatrics ,Medicine (General) ,Neurology ,gastroparesis ,Epidemiology ,nephrology ,Case Report ,Guillain-Barre Syndrome ,orthostatic hypotension ,03 medical and health sciences ,Orthostatic vital signs ,0302 clinical medicine ,R5-920 ,Internal medicine ,Rare case ,Pathology ,Medicine ,Humans ,RB1-214 ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Gastroparesis ,Demyelinating polyneuropathy ,Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality ,Pure autonomic failure ,demyelinating polyneuropathy ,pandysautonomia ,IVIG ,Guillain-Barre syndrome ,business.industry ,neurology ,Guillain-Barré ,medicine.disease ,Autonomic Nervous System Diseases ,Female ,business ,Safety Research ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Acute pandysautonomia is a rare disorder characterized by autonomic failure affecting sympathetic, parasympathetic, and enteric functions. We present a case of acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP) with severe pandysautonomia in a young, otherwise healthy, female who presented with gastrointestinal symptoms and sensory demyelinating polyneuropathy, which progressively worsened and subsequently developed bladder dysfunction and orthostatic hypotension. We discuss the challenges with diagnostic workup as well as the challenges we encountered as part of the management.
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- 2021