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ArticleCureus2023

Anti-GQ1b Antibody Syndrome Presented as Locked-In Syndrome: A Rare Case Report.

Kristen M D'Angelo, Jerilyn Williams, Laura Wu

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kristen M D'AngeloNeurology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, USA.
Jerilyn WilliamsNeurology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, USA.
Laura WuNeurology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, USA.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anti-GQ1b antibodies are considered a hallmark of Miller-Fisher syndrome (MFS), a rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). The typical clinical presentation of MFS includes ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and areflexia. Here, we present an unusual case of a 65-year-old man with acute-onset quadriplegia and bulbar weakness resembling locked-in syndrome. Imaging studies did not show structural lesions as a cause for his clinical symptoms. Nerve conduction studies showed severe axonal sensory-motor polyneuropathy. Serum studies were all negative except for a positive anti-GQ1b antibody. He was treated with plasmapheresis as MFS, with a quick improvement in muscle strength. Our case report provided further information on the clinical variation of anti-GQ1b syndrome. Physicians should pay more attention to unusual presentations of anti-GQ1b syndrome because, when it is recognized early with prompt treatment, patients are expected to have a good recovery.

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anti-gq1bbulbar palsyguillain-barre syndrome (gbs)locked-in syndromemiller fisher syndrome

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PMID38170042
PMCPMC10760350
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