ArticleJournal of neurology2023
Clinical features and maternal and fetal outcomes in women with Guillain-Barré syndrome in pregnancy.
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- Guillain-Barré syndrome presenting with abdominal pain as the initial manifestation: a case report.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Human Cytomegalovirus Associated Neuropathies: A Comprehensive Review From Pathophysiology to Clinical and Therapeutic Considerations.Journal of the peripheral nervous system : JPNS · 2025Review
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- Cytomegalovirus primo-infection in Guillain-Barré syndrome during pregnancy, a case report of a very serious and rare case.BMC neurology · 2025Article
- Postpartum Guillain-Barré Syndrome Rehabilitation: A Case Report on Multidisciplinary Management and Functional Outcomes.International medical case reports journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundGuillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an acute inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy rarely observed during pregnancy.
methodsIn this retrospective study, we analyzed the characteristics of pregnant women with GBS (pGBS) diagnosed in French University Hospitals in the 2002-2022 period and compared them with a reference group of same-age non-pregnant women with GBS (npGBS) identified in the same institutions & timeframe.
resultsWe identified 16 pGBS cases. Median age was 31 years (28-36), and GBS developed in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimester in 31%, 31% and 38% of cases respectively. A previous infection was identified in six cases (37%), GBS was demyelinating in nine cases (56%), and four patients (25%) needed respiratory assistance. Fifteen patients (94%) were treated with intravenous immunoglobulins, and neurological recovery was complete in all cases (100%). Unscheduled caesarean section was needed in five cases (31%), and two fetuses (12.5%) died because of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection (1 case) and HELLP (Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes and Low Platelets) syndrome (1 case). In comparison with a reference group of 18 npGBS women with a median age of 30 years (27-33), pGBS patients more frequently had CMV infection (31% vs 11%), had a prolonged delay between GBS onset and hospital admission (delay > 7 days: 57% vs 12%), more often needed ICU admission (56% vs 33%) and respiratory assistance (25% vs 11%), and more often presented with treatment-related fluctuations (37% vs 0%).
conclusionsThis study shows GBS during pregnancy is a severe maternal condition with significant fetal mortality.
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