A Case of Acute Motor Axonal Neuropathy Mimicking Brain Death and Review of the Literature

A Case of Acute Motor Axonal Neuropathy Mimicking Brain Death and Review of the Literature

We describe a case report of fulminant Guillain-Barré syndrome mimicking brain death. A previously healthy 60-year-old male was admitted to the neurointensive care unit after developing rapidly progressive weakness and respiratory failure. On presentation, the patient was found to have absent brains...

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Main Authors: Sandhya eRavikumar, Poysophon ePoysophon, Roy ePoblete, May eKim-Tenser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Brain Death
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
neurocritical care
peripheral neuropathy
Acute motor axonal neuropathy
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2016.00063/full

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