Table 3.
Single cases of GBS-C+.
| Patient | Age, sex | Time C-N* | C manifestations: still† present at the neurological onset #anamnestic |
NPS at neurologic onset | GBS type | CSF albumin (timing, d‡) | Spinal/brain MRI | Treatment | Outcome§ (follow-up, mo) | Other neurological features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1∥ | 77 F | +7 | Dysgeusia† Pneumoniae† Hyperthermia¶ |
+ | AMAN Facial + |
-T1: 24 -T15: 101 |
Root+ Embolic stroke |
IVIg 2 cycles, PE avoided due to interstitial pneumoniae and positive NFS | Poor, wheel chair bound, ughes 4 (22 mo) | Confusion DWI+ ischemic lesion |
| 2 | 58 M | +8 | Ageusia¶ Hyperthermia¶ |
AMSAN | T2: 48 | Root+ | IVIg | Good, no need for FKT (22 mo) |
No | |
| 3∥ | 60 M | +7 | Dysgeusia† Hyposmia† |
BAL negative | AIDP Facial+ |
T1: 40 | Not done | IVIg PE no per Acinetobacter pneumonia ICU for 2 mo due to neuromuscular respiratory failure, TT, PEG |
Good, need for FKT (21 mo) |
No |
| 4 | 55 F | +11 | Hyposmia† | - | AIDP | T4: 111 | Negative | IVIg | Good, no need for FKT (15 mo) | No |
| 5 | 65 M | +7 | Cough† Dyspnea† (interstitial pneumonia) |
+ | AIDP | T8: 58 | Not done | Spontaneous improvement, no treatment | Good, no need for FKT (15 mo) | Confusion |
| 6 | 74 M | +2 | Cough† Desaturation† |
+ | MFS | T4: 59 | Not done | IVIG | Good, no need for FKT (15 mo) | No |
| 7 | 78 M | +28 | Pneumonia† | + | AIDP+ facial | T30: 27 | Not done | IVIg late in course of disease | Poor, need for FKT, but incomplete recovery (able to walk with assistance) (14 mo) | |
| 8 | 81 F | −5 | Pneumonia† | + | AIDP+ facial | T1: 19 | Not done | IVIg | Good, need for FKT (13 mo) | |
| 9 | 57 M | +28 | Dysgeusia¶ Pneumonia# |
- | AIDP, peroneal | T34: 24 | Not done | IVIg | Good, no need for FKT (21 mo) | |
| 10 | 73 F | +11 | Dysgeusia† | + | AIDP+ facial | T11: 79 | Not done | IVIg | Good, need for FKT (21 mo) |