Two Uncommon Causes of Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Hepatitis E and Japanese Encephalitis.

Guillain-Barré syndrome following hepatitis B vaccination.

A 52-year-old woman developed Guillain-Barré syndrome 10 weeks after immunization with recombinant hepatitis B vaccine. Common infectious causes of GBS were ruled out. The temporal relationship between GBS and hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination was suggestive of a vaccine-induced cause. The possible mechanisms of this very, rare complication are discussed.

Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with acute hepatitis E infection.

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a neurological emergency that warrants prompt diagnosis and treatment. Occasionally, the clinical, laboratory and electrophysiological features are neither typical nor diagnostic. It requires a high index of suspicion and clinical judgement for early diagnosis and commencement of treatment in those scenarios. Some pathogens are potential triggers of this serious...

Detection of Autoantibodies against Gangliosides in Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Guillain-Barré Syndrome During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Pre-pandemic Periods

Background: Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disease that may occur after infections. As Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) may bring about GBS, it is important to assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on this disease Objectives: This study aimed to compare the distribution and characteristics of GBS during and before the COVID-19 pandemic in an academic referral hospital i...

Overlap of Bickerstaff encephalitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome in a patient with systemic lupus.

Dr. Daniel P.A. Santos – Rua Cupertino Durão 104 / 701 22441-030 Rio de Janeiro RJ Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an auto-immune disease with multiple systems dysfunctions. Neurological complications are frequently related to the disease. However, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and its subtypes are seldom associated to SLE. We report a rare case of a...