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Case Reports
. 2022 Dec 26:11:113.
doi: 10.4103/abr.abr_311_21. eCollection 2022.

Acute Onset of Guillain-Barré Syndrome after Multiple Spine Surgeries: A Rare Case Report

Khalil Komlakh  1 , Alireza Manafi-Rasi  2 , Ahmadreza Mirbolook  2 , Mojtaba Baroutkoub  2 , Sohrab Salimi  3 , MirBahador Athari  2
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Acute Onset of Guillain-Barré Syndrome after Multiple Spine Surgeries: A Rare Case Report

Khalil Komlakh et al. Adv Biomed Res. .

Abstract

Guillain-Barré syndrome is an autoimmune disorder presented by ascending paralysis and areflexia. The condition has been reported after many infections, but Guillain-Barré syndrome after spine surgery is rare. We, herein, present a case of Guillain-Barré syndrome after multiple spine surgeries for degenerative lumbar scoliosis. A 60-year-old woman with degenerative scoliosis underwent surgery for the third time and developed Guillain-Barré syndrome 3 weeks after the final operation. The patient received intravenous immune globulin therapy and needed mechanical ventilation and intensive care. She was discharged in good condition after 5 weeks.

Keywords: Guillain-Barré syndrome; spine; surgery.

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Preoperative anteroposterior and lateral X-rays before the second surgery
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Postoperative anteroposterior and lateral radiographs after the second surgery, implants removal, and decompression
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Left: Flexion and extension lateral radiographs demonstrating instability of L3 and L4, Right: Sagittal MRI before the third surgery
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Postoperative anteroposterior and lateral radiographs after the third surgery
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