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Table 3 Summary of cases reported in literature of GBS with vision loss due to PRES

From: Acute vision loss in Guillain–Barré syndrome: A case series and review of literature

 

Ramakrishnan et al. [23]

Chen A et al. [21]

Nabi S et al. [24]

Joshi S et al. [22]

Our case

Variant of GBS

AIDP

AMAN

Not Mentioned

AIDP

AIDP

Age(year)/sex

12/Female

63/Female

17/Female

69yrs/female

40/Male

BCVA (RE and LE)

RE–PL Present

LE–PL absent

Reduced

Reduced

HM Present 6/36

6/18 bilaterally

PL absent

PL absent

Other features of dysautonomia

Hypertension

(140/90 mm of Hg)

Hypertension

(172/98 mm of Hg)

Hypertension

(160/100 mm of Hg)

Tachyacrdia–bradycardia

Hypertension

(210/100 mm of Hg)

Hypertension

(150/100 mm of Hg)

Tachycardia

Bladder dysfunction

Seizure

Present

Present

Present

Present

Absent

Neuroimaging showing PRES

Present

Present

Present

Present

Present

ACD (CSF Protein)

Present (not mentioned)

Present (59 mg/dl)

Present (63 mg/dl)

Present (67 mg/dl)

Present (167 mg/dl)

IVIg therapy

Given

Given

Given

Given

Given

Reassessment done

After 1 month

After 10 months

6 weeks

3 months

After 6 months

BCVA at reassessment (RE and LE)

RE-6/6

LE-6/6

RE-6/6

LE-6/6

RE-6/6

LE-6/6

RE-6/6

LE-6/6

RE-6/6

LE-6/6

  1. GBS Guillain–Barré syndrome, AIDP acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, AMAN acute motor axonal polyneuropathy, PL projection of light, HM hand movement, mm millimetre, Hg mercury, mg milligram, dl decilitre, BCVA vest corrected visual acuity, CSF cerebrospinal fluid, IV Ig intravenous immunoglobulin, RE right eye, LE left eye, ACD albuminocytological dissociation