RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Guillain-Barré syndrome complicated by takotsubo cardiomyopathy: an under-recognised association
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e233591
DO 10.1136/bcr-2019-233591
VO 13
IS 2
A1 Timothy Jones
A1 Neelan Umaskanth
A1 James De Boisanger
A1 Henry Penn
YR 2020
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/2/e233591.abstract
AB A 41-year-old woman was admitted with progressive paraesthesia and weakness and was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Following an initial period of recovery with intravenous immunoglobulin treatment, she developed acute chest pain associated with electrocardiographic changes. Investigations excluded acute coronary syndrome and instead confirmed a diagnosis of takotsubo cardiomyopathy, which was treated medically. The patient made an excellent neurological and cardiac recovery. Here we discuss the rarely described association between these two conditions and suggest that patients admitted with Guillain-Barré syndrome may benefit from routine screening with echocardiography.