Guillain-Barre Syndrome in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis

Seo, Soo Kun; Park, Moon Ho; Park, Beom Sick; Kim, Byung Jo; Park, Min Gyu; Park, Gun Woo; Lee, Dae Hie

Ann Clin Neurophysiol > 2000 ;2(2) > Article

Ann Clin Neurophysiol. 2000; 2(2): 135-138.

Soo Kun Seo, Moon Ho Park, Beom Sick Park, Byung Jo Kim, Min Gyu Park, Gun Woo Park, and Dae Hie Lee

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ABSTRACT

Both myasthenia gravis and Guillain-Barre syndrome are autoimmune disorder, but it is very rare that both of them occur together. A 53-years old woman with history of myasthenia gravis complained of weakness of extremities, worsening progressively for several days. Electrophysiologic study showed findings of motor axonal neuropathy without sensory involvement. She became improved in aspect f of clinical symptoms and electrophysiologic findings after infusion of immunoglobulin. This is a case of Guillain-Barre syndrome in a patient with myasthenia gravis.

Key words: Guillain-Barre syndrome, Myasthenia gravis, Autoimmune disease