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Case Reports
. 2014 Mar;51(1):82-85.
doi: 10.4274/npa.y6851. Epub 2014 Mar 1.

Acute Motor Conduction Block Neuropathy: Another Distinct Variant of Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Nilüfer Erdoğmuş Ince  1 , M Fevzi Öztekin  1 , Neşe Öztekin  2
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Acute Motor Conduction Block Neuropathy: Another Distinct Variant of Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Nilüfer Erdoğmuş Ince et al. Noro Psikiyatr Ars. 2014 Mar.

Abstract
in English, Turkish

We describe a patient who developed progressive weakness in all limbs without sensory symptoms 4 weeks after upper respiratory system infection. Electrophysiological findings suggested a new variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome named "acute motor conduction block neuropathy". Electrophysiological studies were performed at admission, 12th and 28th weeks. At the 28th week, the clinical examination and electrophysiological findings showed complete recovery.

Olgumuz üst solunum sistemi enfeksiyonundan 4 hafta sonra gelişen, duyu bozukluğu olmaksızın progresif seyirli dört ekstremite güçsüzlüğü ile prezente olmuştur. Elektrofizyolojik bulgular nadir bir Guillain-Barre sendromu varyantı olan “akut motor iletim bloğu nöropatisi” ile uyumlu bulunmuştur. Elektrofizyolojik çalışmalar 12. ve 28. haftada tekrar edildi. 28. haftada hastanın klinik ve elektrofizyolojik bulguları tamamen düzelmiş olarak bulundu.

Keywords: Guillain-Barré syndrome; IVIg treatment; acute motor conduction block neuropathy; acute motor neuropathy; conduction block.

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Conflict of interest: The authors reported no conflict of interest related to this article. Çıkar çatışması: Yazarlar bu makale ile ilgili olarak herhangi bir çıkar çatışması bildirmemişlerdir.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
a) Partial motor conduction block in the wrist-elbow segment of right median nerve at 4th week. b) Partial motor conduction block in the wrist-elbow segment of left median nerve at 4th week. c) Partial motor conduction block in the the knee-ankle segment of right tibial nerve at 4th week
Figure 2
Figure 2
a) Normal motor conduction study in the wrist-elbow segment of right median nerve at 28th week. b) Normal motor conduction study in the wrist-elbow segment of left median nerve at 28th week. c) Normal motor conduction study in the the knee-ankle segment of right tibial nerve at 28th week
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