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Guillain-Barre syndrome after generalized tetanus infection

Seon Jae Im1, Yun Su Hwang1, Hyun Young Park1, Jin Sung Cheong1, Hak Seung Lee1, Jae Hoon Lee2
Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology 2017;19(1):64-67.
Published online: January 26, 2017
1Department of Neurology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science and Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Iksan, Korea
2Department of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea
Corresponding author:  Hyun Young Park, Tel: +82-63-859-1410, Fax: +82-63-842-7379, 
Email: hypppark@hanmail.net
Received: 14 July 2016   • Accepted: 15 November 2016
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Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an auto-immune disease of peripheral nerve system. It occurs mainly after preceding infection such as upper respiratory or gastrointestinal infection and other antecedent events as tetanus vaccinations. However, any case of GBS after tetanus infection has not been reported. Recently, when analyzed the clinical aspects of 13 tetanus patients including ours, 2 GBS occurred after tetanus infection. We report the neurological and electrophysiologic findings of two cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome after generalized tetanus.

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