Fatal Autonomic Dysfunction Due to Guillain-Barre Syndrome After Cardiac Surgery

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SELÇUK E., KÖKSAL C.

TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL, vol.49, no.3, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 49 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.14503/thij-20-7439
  • Journal Name: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Keywords: Autonomic nervous system diseases/complications/physiopathology, axons/pathology, fatal outcome, Guillain-Barre syndrome/complications/diagnosis/etiology/physiopathology/therapy, immunoglobulins, intravenous/therapeutic use, muscle weakness/etiology, plasmapheresis, postoperative complications
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare peripheral neuropathy, appears to occur more often in patients who have recently undergone surgery than in the general population. However, the pathophysiologic relationship between surgery and Guillain-Barre syndrome is elusive. Few cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome after cardiac surgery have been reported. Autonomic dysfunction, a serious complication of Guillain-Barre syndrome, has not been previously reported after cardiac surgery.