tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post6315495866517427748..comments2023-10-07T01:34:01.774-07:00Comments on Case of the Day: SymmetricCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072102331564743101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-28218653437484796042008-12-31T10:57:00.000-08:002008-12-31T10:57:00.000-08:00nice!-SymmetricThis is Guillain Barre syndrome, an...nice!<BR/>-<BR/>Symmetric<BR/><BR/>This is Guillain Barre syndrome, and the CSF finding is called albuminocytologic dissociation.<BR/><BR/>Source: UpToDate.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072102331564743101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-67190507457036826922008-12-29T17:55:00.000-08:002008-12-29T17:55:00.000-08:00Peripheral neuropathy caused by Guillain-Barré syn...Peripheral neuropathy caused by Guillain-Barré syndrome which in turn was triggered by the (now cleared) viral infection.<BR/> <BR/>Elevated protein without elevated cell count counter indicates a continuing infection, pointing us toward an autoimmune disorder. <BR/><BR/>By the their conspicuous absence in the case history we must assume normal blood sugar (ruling out diabetic neuropathy) and a clean tox screen (ruling out alcoholism or heavy metal poisoning)CodeDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726583302760142582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-65617632169020990392008-12-29T15:55:00.000-08:002008-12-29T15:55:00.000-08:00guillomebarre?guillomebarre?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972701448751949861noreply@blogger.com