Guillain-Barré syndrome after brachial plexus trauma: case report

• Autor(a) principal: Freitas,Marcos R.G. de
• Data de Publicação: 2006
• Outros Autores: Nascimento,Osvaldo J.M., Harouche,Maria Beatriz B.P., Vasconcelos,Adolfo, Darroz Jr,Heloy, Escada,Tânia Maria
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000600032
• topic: Guillain-Barré syndrome; polyradiculoneuropathy; brachial plexus; trauma

The Guilllain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute predominantly demyelinating polyneuropathy. In many cases GBS is preceding by infection, immunization, surgery or trauma. Although there are a few reports of GBS after head trauma, there is no report of this syndrome after brachial plexus injury. We report on a 51 years-old man who presented GBS fifteen days after a brachial plexus trauma. The polineuropathy resolved completely in a few weeks. We believe that GBS was triggered by the trauma that evoked an immune mediated disorder producing inflammation and demyelination of the peripheral nerves.