Acute axonal polyneuropathy associated with anti-GM1 antibodies following Campylobacter enteritis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report 2 patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following Campylobacter jejuni enteritis. Electrophysiologic studies indicated that the predominant process was axonal degeneration of motor nerves, and clinical recovery was poor. Serum testing by thin-layer chromatography and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay revealed that the sera from both patients contained high titers of IgG antibody against GM1 ganglioside. These cases may represent a subgroup of GBS as acute axonal polyneuropathy following C jejuni enteritis associated with anti-GM1 antibodies.
Medical subject headings
- Autoantibodies
- Campylobacter Infections
- Campylobacter jejuni
- Enteritis
- G(M1) Ganglioside
- Polyradiculoneuropathy
Anatomy
- tibia
- ulna