J Korean Neurol Assoc.  2014 Nov;32(4):298-300. 10.0000/jkna.2014.32.4.298.

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome as a Simultaneous Manifestation of Guillain-Barre Syndrome in an Elderly Female Patient

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  • 1Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea. nrjyan@gmail.com

Abstract

We report a 62-year-old woman with a simultaneous occurrence of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). The simultaneous presence of PRES in GBS is unusual and can easily escape recognition, with potentially serious consequences for the patient. Previous reports showed that the simultaneous or initial manifestation of PRES in GBS is more common in elderly female. The preponderance of female in older age may be due to age and gender related difference in sympathetic nerve activity.

Keyword

Guillain-Barre syndrome; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; Sympathetic nerve system

MeSH Terms

Aged*
Female
Guillain-Barre Syndrome*
Humans
Middle Aged
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome*
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