Guillain-Barré syndrome secondary to meningoencephalitis

Abstract

Of the various complications of infectious meningoencephalitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome is rare. We report the case of a woman 37 years old, who begins with infectious meningoencephalitis and after 9 days a worsening of the strength and sensitivity of all four extremities was observed. Clinical suspicion and electromyography lead us to diagnose axonal demyelinating polyneuropathy of all four extremities. We didn’t identified any causative agent. The integral management and inmunomodulator (IgG IV 0.4g/kg/dx5d) was based on the principles established for the two neurological conditions observed in the patient. The patient recovered successfully at 6 months of follow-up.