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Successful surgical treatment of scoliosis secondary to Guillain-Barré syndrome: Case report.
Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 June
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy that mostly affects the peripheral nervous system. Little is reported about spinal deformity associated with GBS. This study aims to present a case of scoliosis occurring in the setting of GBS.Case report and literature review.The patient was a 14-year-old male with scoliosis. His spinal plain radiographs showed that the Cobb angle of thoracic scoliosis was 114°. History review revealed that he developed profound lower extremity pain, weakness, and numbness after catching a cold 5 years ago. These symptoms progressed to unsteady gait and inability to stand up from squatting position. The diagnosis of GBS was confirmed based on these symptoms. He underwent a posterior correction at Thoracic 5-Lumbar 5 (T5-L12) levels using the (LEGACY, USA) spinal system. The Cobb angle was corrected from 114° to 45° (correction rate 60.5%). His follow-up was symptomatic, well balanced in the coronal planes, with solid fusion 12 months after the operation.Neuromuscular scoliosis could develop secondary to GBS. When evaluating patients with acute inflammatory polyneuropathy, clinical examination of the spine is essential to identify patients with rare neuromuscular scoliosis.
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