Status epilepticus secondary to hypertensive encephalopathy as the presenting manifestation of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-2007
Abstract
Malignant hypertension due to autonomic dysfunction is a known complication of Guillain-Barré syndrome. We describe a child who presented with status epilepticus secondary to hypertensive encephalopathy who, in recovery, was found to be areflexic. Nerve conduction studies confirmed the clinical diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome. She was treated with antihypertensive and antiseizure medications and intravenous immune globulin with complete resolution of her autonomic symptoms and improvement in her weakness. Guillain-Barré syndrome may result in hypertensive encephalopathy that can manifest as status epilepticus before the onset of motor symptoms.
Volume
23
Issue
9
First Page
659
Last Page
661
ISSN
1535-1815
Published In/Presented At
Abend, N. S., Bonnemann, C. G., & Licht, D. J. (2007). Status epilepticus secondary to hypertensive encephalopathy as the presenting manifestation of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Pediatric emergency care, 23(9), 659–661. https://doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0b013e31814b2ddd
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
17876260
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article