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[Heterotopic ossification in Guillain-Barré syndrome]
V Kerdoncuff1, P Sauleau, S Petrilli
1Service de médecine physique et réadaptation, service du Docteur Gallien, CHU Pontchaillou, 35033, Rennes, France.
Insights
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a rare complication of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). This study details three GBS cases with HO, highlighting severe symptoms and functional handicaps.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Orthopedics
- Regenerative Medicine
Background:
- Heterotopic ossification (HO) is common after central nervous system injuries but rarely reported in peripheral nerve disorders.
- Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system.
Observation:
- Three cases of GBS complicated by heterotopic ossification are presented.
- All patients experienced severe symptoms, required intensive care, and two had encephalopathy.
- One patient developed ulnar nerve compression due to heterotopic ossification.
Findings:
- Heterotopic ossification in GBS patients led to significant functional impairment.
- Severe neurological deficits and encephalopathy may be risk factors for HO development in GBS.
Implications:
- Clinicians should be aware of heterotopic ossification as a potential complication in Guillain-Barré syndrome.
- Increased vigilance and monitoring are recommended for GBS patients, especially those with severe symptoms or encephalopathy.
Introduction:
Heterotopic ossification are frequent in central nervous disease, on the opposite just a few cases have been described in peripheral disorders.
Purpose:
To describe three cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome complicated by heterotopic ossification.
Methods:
From the detailed case reports and a review of the literature.
Results:
The authors report three cases of heterotopic ossification in Guillain-Barré syndrome. Each of them had serious symptom and had to go in intensive care. Two of them had encephalopathy. A patient had compression of ulnar nerve as complication of heterotopic ossification. In all cases the consequence of the heterotopic ossifications lead to a great functional handicap.
Discussion:
Heterotopic ossification is a frequent complication in central neurologic lesions such spinal cord injury or brain injury. Just a few cases following peripheral nerve disorders have been reported. Serious neurologic deficit and encephalopathy may influence the apparition of heterotopic ossifications in patients suffering from Guillain-Barre syndrome. This possibility of complication must be known by the clinicians who should have a special attention to such patients.