TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Guillain-Barré syndrome following snake bite: An unusual complication
JO  - Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
A1  - Srivastava, A.
A1  - Taly, A. B.
A1  - Gupta, A.
A1  - Moin, Aumir
A1  - Murali, T.
SP  - 67
EP  - 68
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
N2  - A 40-year-old man presented with a nonhealing wound on the left ankle for the last 5 weeks, a tingling sensation in both hands for 20 days, and weakness in all four limbs for 10 days. He had been bitten by a snake while working in a sugarcane field 6 weeks earlier and had received tetanus toxoid and anti-snake venom on the day of the bite. He had clinical, biochemical, and electrophysiological features of Guillain-Barré syndrome, with motor and sensory neuropathy-primarily suggestive of demyelination with secondary axonal degeneration. Recognition of this unusual complication following snake bite or use of anti-snake venom / tetanus toxoid has considerable epidemiological, therapeutic, and prognostic significance.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0972-2327
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.61284
ID  - ref1
ER  -