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BMC Neurology
Published in: BMC Neurology 1/2024

Open Access 01-12-2024 | Guillain-Barré Syndrome | Case Report

Guillain–Barre syndrome of acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) type associated with herpes zoster: a case report

Authors: Leonard Wanninayake, Dilani Rajapaksha, Narmada Nair, Kamal Gunarathne, Udaya Ranawaka

Published in: BMC Neurology | Issue 1/2024

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Abstract

Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS) following Varicella zoster is a rare presentation and has only been reported in a few cases around the world. Of the reported cases, the type of GBS is not specified in the majority, and where specified is of the acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP) type. We report a case of acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) type GBS following herpes zoster in a 27-year-old male who presented with bilateral lower limb weakness and left sided lower motor neuron type facial nerve palsy a week after herpes zoster infection.
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Metadata
Title
Guillain–Barre syndrome of acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) type associated with herpes zoster: a case report
Authors
Leonard Wanninayake
Dilani Rajapaksha
Narmada Nair
Kamal Gunarathne
Udaya Ranawaka
Publication date
01-12-2024
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Neurology / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-024-03607-1

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