A case of neurosarcoidosis that presented with symptoms of Guillain-Barré syndrome

A Oldroyd; T Dawson; J Nixon

doi:10.1136/bcr.02.2011.3800

A case of neurosarcoidosis that presented with symptoms of Guillain-Barré syndrome

A Oldroyd, T Dawson, J Nixon

Lancaster University

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Abstract

This case report is of a patient who presented with clinical features suggestive of Guillain-Barré syndrome, who on investigation was found to have neurosarcoidosis. The patient was treated with high-dose corticosteroids and physiotherapy and he improved in condition substantially over 1 month. Neurosarcoidosis and its various presentations are discussed in the literature review.

Original language	English
Number of pages	3
Journal	BMJ Case Reports
Volume	2011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.02.2011.3800
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2011

Keywords

Central Nervous System Diseases
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Sarcoidosis
Case Reports
Journal Article

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A case of neurosarcoidosis that presented with symptoms of Guillain-Barré syndrome

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