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Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy, Cerebral Vasoconstriction, and Strokes After Intravenous Immune Globulin Therapy in Guillain‐Barré Syndrome
Author(s) -
DossEsper Christine E.,
Singhal Aneesh B.,
Smith Marsha S. A.,
Henderson Galen V.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2005.tb00305.x
Subject(s) - medicine , reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome , leukoencephalopathy , guillain barre syndrome , vasoconstriction , neuromuscular blockade , anesthesia , cardiology , pediatrics , disease
The authors report a patient with Guillain‐Barré syndrome who developed acute hypertension, reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome, ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, and reversible cerebral arterial vasoconstriction shortly after initiating intravenous immune globulin therapy. Possible interrelationships and mechanisms of these complications are discussed.