Guillain-Barre syndrome of acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) type associated with herpes zoster: a case report

dc.contributor.author	Wanninayake, L.
dc.contributor.author	Rajapaksha, D.
dc.contributor.author	Nair, N.
dc.contributor.author	Gunarathne, K.
dc.contributor.author	Ranawaka, U.
dc.date.accessioned	2024-07-22T06:40:36Z
dc.date.available	2024-07-22T06:40:36Z
dc.date.issued	2024
dc.identifier.citation	BMC Neurology.2024;24(1):109	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1471-2377 (Electronic)
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/27907
dc.description	Indexed in MEDLINE	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS) following Varicella zoster is a rare presentation and has only been reported in a few cases around the world. Of the reported cases, the type of GBS is not specifed in the majority, and where specifed is of the acute infammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP) type. We report a case of acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) type GBS following herpes zoster in a 27-year-old male who presented with bilateral lower limb weakness and left sided lower motor neuron type facial nerve palsy a week after herpes zoster infection.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	BioMed Central	en_US
dc.subject	AMAN	en_US
dc.subject	Guillan Barre Syndrome (GBS)	en_US
dc.subject	Herpes zoster	en_US
dc.title	Guillain-Barre syndrome of acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) type associated with herpes zoster: a case report	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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