Atsushi Terayama, Motoi Kuwahara, Keisuke Yoshikawa, Yuko Yamagishi, Makoto Samukawa, Shoko Yamashita, Kyohei Onishi, Tomoya Nagano, Chikao Tatsumi, Junko Ishii, Michi Kawamoto, Takashi Tokashiki, Shoko Deguchi, Kentaro Deguchi, Atsushi Ishida, Yasuhiko Baba, Shigeki Yamaguchi, Susumu Kusunoki, Yoshitaka Nagai
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a serious autonomic complication of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). However, the association between TCM and GBS has not been investigated in detail. We investigated the characteristics of GBS patients with TCM (GBS-TCM). METHODS: Clinical features and anti-ganglioside antibody between the GBS-TCM patients and 62 classical GBS patients without TCM as control patients were compared. RESULTS: Eight GBS-TCM patients were identified, in whom TCM was diagnosed at a mean of 6...
April 4, 2024: Journal of Neurology