Variante faringocervicobraquial del síndrome de Guillain-Barré. Reporte de caso

Introduction

The pharyngo-cervico-brachial variant is characterized by dysphagia, weakness of the oropharyngeal, neck and arm muscles, with preserved sensitivity.

Clinical case

Patient presented with a 6-hour history of right he μnial headache, ipsilateral numbness and limitation in swallowing, which was exacerbated, in addition to diplopia and decreased strength in the thoracic limbs. Paraclinical and office studies rule out structural damage. The treatment required immunoglobulin, achieving clinical improvement.

Conclusions

In this case, we seek to present a rare entity where atypical symptoms must be considered, which require timely management to improve the prognosis.