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Adynamic ileus in severe Guillain–Barré syndrome

✍ Scribed by Ted M. Burns; Nicholas D. Lawn; Philip A. Low; Michael Camilleri; Eelco F.M. Wijdicks

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2001
Tongue
English
Weight
104 KB
Volume
24
Category
Article
ISSN
0148-639X

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Abstract

Adynamic ileus occurred in 17 of 114 patients (15%) with severe Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS). Cardiovascular dysautonomia coincided with ileus in only five patients. In four patients, mechanical ventilation and immobilization could be implicated; and in eight patients, preexisting conditions such as prior abdominal surgery or incremental doses of opioids could be linked to ileus. Medical management was successful in all patients. Patients with GBS infrequently develop ileus as a manifestation of dysautonomia. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Muscle Nerve 24: 963–965, 2001

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