Overlap of pathology in paralytic rabies and axonal Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Sheikh, Kazim A; Ramos-Alvarez, Manuel; Jackson, Alan C; Li, Chun Y; Asbury, Arthur K; Griffin, John W · Ann Neurol · 2005

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe clinical and pathological features of a case of paralytic rabies with acute axonal neuropathy that closely resembled axonal Guillain-Barre syndrome. This case emphasizes that there is overlap of both clinical and pathological features in paralytic rabies and axonal Guillain-Barre syndrome. These findings raise the possibility that infectious and autoimmune etiologies can lead to similar morphological changes in the nerves.

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