Citation

Kim J, Choi HY, Lee YM, Kim JS. Korean J. Spine 2017; 14(3): 121-123.

Affiliation

Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Taehan Ch'ŏkch'u Sin'gyŏng Oekwa Hakhoe)

DOI

10.14245/kjs.2017.14.3.121

PMID

29017313

Abstract

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy characterized by areflexic paralysis. Most cases of GBS are preceded by an infection, however, posttraumatic GBS has also recently been reported. We report a case of posttraumatic GBS immediately following a traffic accident. We think this case is of clinical significance for practitioners because of the rare cause of a sudden flaccid paralysis following trauma.

Language: en

Keywords

Guillain-Barré syndrome; Posttraumatic GBS; Trauma