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Kloesel, Benjamin

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6485-5951

Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic

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Severe Hyponatremia as the Initial Sign Preceding Guillain-Barré Syndrome, an Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: A Case Report
Kloesel, Benjamin , Hickson, LaTonya J.

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine | February 5, 2013 | Volume: 2013 | Issue: No issue available | Pages: 1-3

10.1155/2013/923602 Get It

Guillain-Barré syndrome is an immune-mediated polyneuropathy that frequently presents with progressive muscle weakness. Hyponatremia has recently been described as a feature of this condition, generally appearing over the course of the illness and following the diagnosis of this demyelinating process. We report a case of Guillain-Barré syndrome presenting with severe hyponatremia that is further exacerbated by intravenous immune globulin therapy. Awareness should be raised for consideration of both Guillain-Barré syndrome and its treatment with intravenous immune globulin therapy as the cause of hyponatremia.