Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy following varicella.

Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy following malaria.

Among the neurologic complications of malaria, acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy is a rarely reported phenomenon. We describe a patient with acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy following malaria in a 26-year-old traveler to an endemic area and review the clinical features of all 23 previously reported patients. Malarial infection should be considered as...

Mood disorder with psychotic symptoms and overlooked skin lesions: the strange case of Mrs. O.

Here we report the case of Mrs. O., a 57 years-old woman presenting with mood disorder with psychotic symptoms developing strange skin lesions, ultimately leading to the suspected diagnosis of varicella-zoster encephalitis. The later appearance of a post-infectious acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy further confirmed the suspect. This case stresses the importance for not di...

Therapeutic plasma exchange in the neurologic intensive care setting recommendation for clinical practice.

Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is a well-established therapeutic procedure commonly used in many neurologic immune-mediated disorders. It is thought that the beneficial effects of TPE occur through elimination of pathognomonic autoantibodies, immune complexes, inflammatory mediators, complement components and cytokines, which play a crucial role in many kinds of neurologic autoimmune disease...

Paradoxical Patellar Reflex As A Presenting Sign Of Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy.

We report a case of paradoxical patellar reflex as a presenting sign of acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.

Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) With a Focus on Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP) Clinical Summary Sheet - English, EN