Guillain–Barre Syndrome following lower segment caesarean section under spinal anesthesia: A case report

Abstract Symptoms of Guillain–Barre Syndrome (GBS) may be mistaken for typical puerperal changes, delaying diagnosis. Surgery and anesthesia may be triggers for GBS with an overall increase in pro‐inflammatory cytokines in the postpartum period. We report a unique case of GBS in the postpartum perio...

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Main Authors: Prajjwol Luitel, Devansh Upadhyay, Nischal Neupane, Sujan Paudel, Prashant Gyawali, Bikram Prasad Gajurel, Ragesh Karn, Reema Rajbhandari, Niraj Gautam, Ashish Shrestha, Rajeev Ojha
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-10-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6427
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author Prajjwol Luitel
Devansh Upadhyay
Nischal Neupane
Sujan Paudel
Prashant Gyawali
Bikram Prasad Gajurel
Ragesh Karn
Reema Rajbhandari
Niraj Gautam
Ashish Shrestha
Rajeev Ojha
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Reema Rajbhandari
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description Abstract Symptoms of Guillain–Barre Syndrome (GBS) may be mistaken for typical puerperal changes, delaying diagnosis. Surgery and anesthesia may be triggers for GBS with an overall increase in pro‐inflammatory cytokines in the postpartum period. We report a unique case of GBS in the postpartum period who made a good recovery with supportive measures.
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spelling doaj.art-6be7aa8b16f943e88440b2bf931e33e52022-12-22T03:49:24ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042022-10-011010n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6427Guillain–Barre Syndrome following lower segment caesarean section under spinal anesthesia: A case reportPrajjwol Luitel0Devansh Upadhyay1Nischal Neupane2Sujan Paudel3Prashant Gyawali4Bikram Prasad Gajurel5Ragesh Karn6Reema Rajbhandari7Niraj Gautam8Ashish Shrestha9Rajeev Ojha10Maharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalMaharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalMaharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalMaharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalMaharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalDepartment of Neurology Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalDepartment of Neurology Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalDepartment of Neurology Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalDepartment of Neurology Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalDepartment of Neurology Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalDepartment of Neurology Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalAbstract Symptoms of Guillain–Barre Syndrome (GBS) may be mistaken for typical puerperal changes, delaying diagnosis. Surgery and anesthesia may be triggers for GBS with an overall increase in pro‐inflammatory cytokines in the postpartum period. We report a unique case of GBS in the postpartum period who made a good recovery with supportive measures.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6427Guillain–Barre Syndromelower segment caesarean sectionpostpartumsurgery
spellingShingle Prajjwol Luitel
Devansh Upadhyay
Nischal Neupane
Sujan Paudel
Prashant Gyawali
Bikram Prasad Gajurel
Ragesh Karn
Reema Rajbhandari
Niraj Gautam
Ashish Shrestha
Rajeev Ojha
Guillain–Barre Syndrome following lower segment caesarean section under spinal anesthesia: A case report
Clinical Case Reports
Guillain–Barre Syndrome
lower segment caesarean section
postpartum
surgery
title Guillain–Barre Syndrome following lower segment caesarean section under spinal anesthesia: A case report
title_full Guillain–Barre Syndrome following lower segment caesarean section under spinal anesthesia: A case report
title_fullStr Guillain–Barre Syndrome following lower segment caesarean section under spinal anesthesia: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Guillain–Barre Syndrome following lower segment caesarean section under spinal anesthesia: A case report
title_short Guillain–Barre Syndrome following lower segment caesarean section under spinal anesthesia: A case report
title_sort guillain barre syndrome following lower segment caesarean section under spinal anesthesia a case report
topic Guillain–Barre Syndrome
lower segment caesarean section
postpartum
surgery
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6427
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