Guillain-Barr é syndrome following varicella-zoster virus infection: a case report and systematic review

CONCLUSION: GBS is a rare neurological complication of primary infection with VZV. However, the authors should suspect this syndrome when a patient develops ascending weakness, regardless of the absence of areflexia and albuminocytological dissociation. Drug therapy with IIVIg ensures a gradual improvement for the patient over a period of weeks to several months.PMID:37915710 | PMC:PMC10617928 | DOI:10.1097/MS9.0000000000001370

Source: Annals of Medicine - November 2, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Yaman Nerabani Abd Alazeez Atli Ola Hamdan Abdulkader Hajjar Mwaffak Noor Al Hoda Haj Hammadh Hiba Marstawi Soma Hora Nouri Alabd Source Type: research