Ann Clin Neurophysiol.  2017 Jan;19(1):64-67. 10.14253/acn.2017.19.1.64.

Guillain-Barre syndrome after generalized tetanus infection

• Im SJ
• Hwang YS
• Park HY
• Cheong JS
• Lee HS
• Lee JH

• KMID: 2367998
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14253/acn.2017.19.1.64

Abstract

Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an auto-immune disease of peripheral nerve system. It occurs mainly after preceding infection such as upper respiratory or gastrointestinal infection and other antecedent events as tetanus vaccinations. However, any case of GBS after tetanus infection has not been reported. Recently, when analyzed the clinical aspects of 13 tetanus patients including ours, 2 GBS occurred after tetanus infection. We report the neurological and electrophysiologic findings of two cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome after generalized tetanus.

Keyword

Autoimmune diseases; Guillain-Barre syndrome; Tetanus

MeSH Terms

Autoimmune Diseases
Guillain-Barre Syndrome*
Humans
Peripheral Nerves
Tetanus*
Vaccination

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