Ascending Paralysis in a 36-Year-Old Woman With Bipolar Disorder and Recent Aspiration Pneumonia

• Main Authors: Aditi Vian Varma-Doyle MD (Author), Kristen Garvie MD (Author), Seema Walvekar MD (Author), Mae Igi MD (Author), Radha Mayuri Garikepati MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy affecting both motor and sensory peripheral nerves. Typically presenting after a gastrointestinal or a respiratory tract infection, it manifests as ascending paralysis with concomitant areflexia in patients. Cytoalb...