• KSCN
  • KSPAD
  • KSND
  • Contact us
  • E-Submission
ABOUT
BROWSE ARTICLES
EDITORIAL POLICY
FOR CONTRIBUTORS

Articles

Page Path

A case of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Complicated with Reversible Cardiomyopathy

Sung-Hyouk Kim, Su-Hyun Kim, Yeong-Bae Lee
Journal of the Korean Society of Clinical Neurophysiology 2010;12(2):66-69.
  • 2,054 Views
  • 5 Download
  • 0 Crossref
  • 0 Scopus
prev next

A 73-year-old man with progressive quadriparesis was diagnosed as Guillain-Barré syndrome. On the 6th hospital day, thepatient complained of sudden chest discomfort. The blood test and echocardiography suggested myocardial injury, and acutemyocardial infarction was considered. However, coronary angiography displayed no vascular lesion, and the electrocardiographyand echocardiogram showed marked improvement 14 days later. We concluded the patient had a reversible cardiomyopathywhich is a rare complication of Guillain-Barré syndrome.

TOP