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  • Neurology
  • Immunology
  • Obstetrics

Background:

  • Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an immune-mediated disorder characterized by symmetrical weakness and areflexia.
  • While rare during pregnancy, GBS incidence increases postpartum.
  • Management typically involves intravenous immunoglobulin or conservative measures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report a rare case of GBS in the postpartum period.
  • To highlight the importance of high clinical suspicion for GBS in postpartum women presenting with neurological symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • A case presentation of a 27-year-old female on postpartum day 20 with progressive weakness in extremities.
  • Diagnostic workup included cerebrospinal fluid analysis and nerve conduction studies.
  • Treatment involved a 5-day course of intravenous immunoglobulin.

Main Results:

  • The patient presented with ascending muscle paralysis affecting lower and upper extremities.
  • Cerebrospinal fluid showed albuminocytologic dissociation.
  • Nerve conduction studies indicated nerve in-excitability.

Conclusions:

  • Postpartum GBS is exceptionally rare, necessitating a high index of suspicion.
  • Ascending paralysis in postpartum women warrants prompt evaluation for GBS, even without preceding illness.
  • Early diagnosis and multidisciplinary care improve maternal and fetal prognosis.