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CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2022; 10(04): 191-193
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1756668
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Guillain–Barre Syndrome—A Rare Cause of Quadriparesis after the Bentall Procedure for Type A Aortic Dissection

Rajeev T. Chellasamy 
1   Departments of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
,
Aravind Kalyanasundaram
1   Departments of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
,
Hemachandren Munuswamy
1   Departments of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
,
Ramkumar Sugumaran
2   Department of Neurology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
,
Rajesh K. Meher
2   Department of Neurology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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Abstract

Neurological complications following aortic surgery are most often cerebrovascular accidents due to embolism, or spinal infarcts resulting in hemiparesis or hemiplegia. Guillain–Barre syndrome is a rare cause of quadriparesis. Here, we report a 49–year old male who presented with acute aortic dissection and underwent the Bentall procedure following which he developed quadriparesis, subsequently diagnosed to be a case of Guillain–Barre syndrome. He was successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin.

Keywords

Guillain–Barre syndrome - cardiac surgery - aortic dissection - quadriparesis

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Informed consent was obtained from the patient.


Authors' Contributions

All the authors were involved in the acquisition and analysis of the data. H.M. contributed toward the conception of the work and also revised the manuscript critically for intellectual content. R.T.C. contributed toward the preparation of the manuscript and analysis of data. R.S. and R.K.M. contributed toward the preparation of the manuscript and its critical evaluation.




Publication History

Received: 02 December 2021

Accepted: 06 July 2022

Article published online:
15 December 2022

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