Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
- Volume 7 Issue 1
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- Pages.25-27
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- 2005
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- 2508-691X(pISSN)
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- 2508-6960(eISSN)
Case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome Following Salmonella Typhi Infection
살모넬라 감염 후 발생한 길랑-바레 증후군 1예
- Lee, Ji-Hyun (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
- Ha, Sang-Wook (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
- Moon, Ji-Su (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
- Kim, Min-Jeong (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
- Yoo, Bong-Goo (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
- Kim, Kwang-Soo (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine)
- 이지현 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
- 하상욱 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
- 문지수 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
- 김민정 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
- 유봉구 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
- 김광수 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실)
- Published : 2005.05.31
Abstract
The Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an acute polyradiculoneuropathy marked by flaccid areflexic paralysis. Although the pathogenesis of GBS remains incompletely defined, considered as an autoimmune disease most frequently triggered by an previous infection. Antecedent infections with Campylobacter jejuni, cytomegalovirus, Ebstein-Barr virus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, human immunodeficiency virus, enterovirus, rotavirus are common. But, it is rare that GBS following typhoid fever. We present a case of typical GBS after antecedent Salmonella typhi infection.