RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A case of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) presenting with acute urinary retention and T6 sensory level
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 308
OP 310
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-4-308
VO 18
IS 4
A1 Ching Soong Khoo
A1 Alyaa Hassan Ali
A1 Rabani Remli
A1 Hui Jan Tan
YR 2018
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/18/4/308.abstract
AB Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute immune-mediated demyelinating disease. Early recognition of this disease is crucial as it can progress to life-threatening conditions such as respiratory failure or autonomic dysfunction. Typical clinical manifestations of GBS include progressive weakness of the limbs, bulbar, facial muscles and ophthalmoplegia. Sensory level and bladder dysfunction are more suggestive of acute myelopathy. We report a case of GBS presenting with acute urinary retention and T6 sensory level, which was successfully treated with plasma exchange.