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ArticleCureus2026

Guillain-Barré Syndrome in a Patient With Cervical Myelopathy and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Following a Fall: A Diagnostic Challenge.

Mariam Ahmed, Muhammad Mohsin Khan, Ali Kamal Sulaiman, Tarek BinZabih

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mariam AhmedMedicine, Qatar University, Doha, QAT.
Muhammad Mohsin KhanClinical Research, Dresden International University, Dresden, DEU.
Ali Kamal SulaimanNeurosurgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Tarek BinZabihNeurosurgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute autoimmune disease characterized by symmetrical weakness that develops over a few days to four weeks. Its diagnosis can be challenging when symptoms overlap with other conditions, such as lumbar spinal stenosis. We report the case of a 55-year-old man who presented with sudden lower-extremity weakness and bladder incontinence following a fall after alcohol intake. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis with compressive changes, which were initially considered the likely cause of his symptoms. However, the patient subsequently deteriorated, with investigations revealing positive results for

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albuminocytologic dissociationcervical myelopathydiagnostic challengeguillain-barré syndromelumbar spinal stenosis

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PMID42904114
PMCPMC13682267

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