Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and its variant, Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) have several subtypes, together forming a continuous spectrum of discrete and overlapping syndromes. Such is the heterogeneity within this spectrum that many physicians may be surprised to learn that these disorders are related pathophysiologically, and therefore share certain clinical features. These include history of...

Leptospirosis can present with severe cases such as polymyositis, peripheral neuropathy, and rarely, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). This paper reports a case who presented dysarthria GBS. A female patient complaints of weakness, dizziness, diarrhea, dysarthric. Her assessments included muscle strength globally 4/5 deep tendon reflexes hypoactive. An electromyographic examination was performed t...

A 52-year-old female presented to our hospital with an acute history of isolated bilateral arm weakness. An MRI the cervical spine confirmed anterior spinal artery infarction. Further investigations determine a specific etiology were unremarkable, leading diagnosis idiopathic infarction consistent Man-in-the-Barrel syndrome.

A 58 year-old female presents via EMS with acute onset exactly 2 hours and 15 minutes prior to arrival of aphasia and right-sided weakness. The patient is found to be dysarthric with unintelligible speech. She has marked right upper and lower extremity weakness, with toes upgoing bilaterally. Her NIHSS is 18. She handles secretions without problems, and is only mildly obtunded. Her family relat...

Acute generalized weakness has a wide differential diagnosis that includes neurologic, metabolic, and infectious aetiologies. Acute hypokalaemic paralysis is a rare but treatable cause of acute weakness. We present a 23-year old lady, with history of sudden difficulty getting up from recumbency. Her initial investigations revealed hypokalemia with nonanion gap metabolic acidosis and alkaline ur...