Guillain-Barré syndrome mistaken for brain stem death
- 1 March 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Heart
- Vol. 67 (785), 280-281
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.67.785.280
Abstract
Summary: A case of acute severe polyneuropathy in a previously healthy 45 year old male is presented. At the height of his illness the clinical picture was mistakenly interpreted as brain death. Spontaneous recovery occurred.Keywords
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