A Case of Localized Variant of Guillain-Barr? Syndrome Associated with IgM Anti-β2-GPI Antibodies

Kwon, Young Nam; Kim, Sang-Beom; Yoon, Sung Sang; Park, Key-Chung; Lee, Jin San

Case report

Korean Journal of Neuromuscular Disorders 2017;9(2):52-55.

Young Nam Kwon, Sang-Beom Kim, Sung Sang Yoon, Key-Chung Park, Jin San Lee

1Department of Neurology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, 2Department of Neurology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

항β2?GPI항체와 연관된 국소 아형 길랭?바레 증후군 1예

권영남, 김상범, 윤성상, 박기정, 이진산

1강동경희대학교병원 신경과, 2경희대학교병원 신경과

Abstract

Facial diplegia and paresthesias (FDP) is a rare localized subtype of Guillain-Barr? Syndrome (GBS) which is characterized by simultaneous facial diplegia, distal paresthesias and minimal or no motor weakness. A 73-year-old man presented with acute bilateral facial palsy and paresthesias in distal extremities preceded by flu-like symptoms. Considering his clinical manifestation and relevant investigations, a diagnosis of FDP, a localized variant of GBS, was made. Interestingly, the patient was found to have serum immunoglobulin M anti-β2-GPI antibodies.