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Guillain-Barré Syndrome Variant with Facial Diplegia and Paresthesias: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Guillain Barré sendromu (GBS) , arefleksi ve ilerleyici alt ekstremite güçsüzlüğü ile karakterize bir hastalıktır. Nadir bir GBS varyantı olan bilateral periferik fasiyal dipleji ve parestezinin, öncül enfeksiyonu, oto-antikorları ve tedavi şekilleri hala bilinme mektedir. Bu nadir varyantın etyolojisinde varisella enfeksiyonu saptanan olgu henüz bildirilmemiştir. Bu yazıda, varisella enfeksiyonuna sekonder gelişen fasiyal dipleji ve parestezi olgusunun klinik, elektrofizyolojik ve laboratuvar bulguları, bu hastalıkla ilgili son yayınlara odaklanarak gözden geçirilm ektedir.
Gu i llai n Barré s yndrome (GBS) is a disorder characterized by areflexia and progressive ascending lower extremity weakness. Bilateral peripheral facial diplegia and paresthesia is a rare GBS variant in which the preceding infection, auto-antibody positivity and treatment models are stil l unclear. In this rare varian t, no case with an etiology of varicella infection has been reported yet. Here, we report a case with facial diplegia and parestesia secondary to varicella infection and discuss clinical, electrophysiological and laboratory findings, and review the literat ure focusing on the latest reports on this disease.

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