Guillain–Barré Syndrome After Aortic, Tricuspid and Mitral
Valve Surgery
Amer Aldamouk,
MD1, Harneel
Saini, MS2, Lucas W. Henn, MD3,
Thomas Marnejon, DO1,2,4,5
David J. Gemmel, PhD6,7
- Department of Internal Medicine, St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital,
Youngstown, OH
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA
- Department of Surgery, St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, Youngstown,
OH
- Northeastern Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH
- Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Department of Research, St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, Youngstown,
OH
- Mercy College of Ohio, Youngstown, OH
Please address all correspondence to Thomas Marnejon, DO, St. Elizabeth
Youngstown Hospital, 1044 Belmont Avenue, Youngstown, OH, 44501, Phone:
330.480.3676, Email:
Thomas_Marnejon@mercy.com
, Fax: 330.480.5953.
Authors have no personal sponsorship, financial support or involvement
with any organization(s) having a financial interest in the subject
matter. Authors have no conflicts of interest. Authors verify that this
manuscript is not under review by other journals. All authors have
contributed to the writing, editing and preparation of this manuscript,
and have reviewed it prior to submission.
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Keywords: Guillain–Barré Syndrome, Aortic, Tricuspid and
Mitral Valve Surgery
Abstract: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute autoimmune,
inflammatory polyneuropathy of either demyelinating, axonal or mixed
phenotypes. GBS typically follows an upper respiratory infection or
gastrointestinal infection with diarrhea; Campylobacter jejunirepresents the best known etiology. GBS has also been associated with
other viral illnesses and vaccinations. Surgery associated GBS may be
more common than previously recognized. However, GBS associated with
open heart surgery is exceedingly rare. We describe a rare case of GBS
occurring after aortic, tricuspid and mitral valve surgery and review
the world’s literature.