Acil Servise Gelen Komplike Bir Nöroloji Olgusu: Eş zamanlı Gullian-Barre Sendromu, Menenjit ve Spinal Astrositom

Giriş: Acil servise çeşitli şikayetlerle müracaat eden hastalar eşzamanlı olarak birden fazla hastalık tanısı alması olasıdır. Bir ve birden fazla sistemi ilgilendiren eşzamanlı hastalık tanısı alabilecek hastalar, acil hekimine çeşitli zorluklar yaşatabilir. Olgu Sunumu: Yirmi sekiz yaşında erkek hasta geçirdiği üst solunum yolu enfeksiyonu sonrasında eşzamanlı Guillain-Barre Sendromu, menenjit ve spinal astrositom klinik bulguları ile acil servisimize müracaat etti. Sonuç: Bu yazda GBS klinik bulguları ile başvuran, GBS, menenjit ve spinal astrositom tanısı alan nadir bir olgunun tanı ve tedavisini tartışmayı amaçladık.

A Complicated Neurological Case in the Emergency Department: Concomitant Guillan-Barre Syndrome, Meningitis and Spinal Astrocytoma

Introduction: Patients presenting at the emergency department with a range of complaints are likely to have a diagnosis of more than one disease. These patients with more than one system involvement, who will receive a diagnosis of concomitant diseases, cause various difficulties for emergency department physicians.Case Report: The case is presented here of a 28-year old male who presented at the emergency department with clinical findings of Guillan-Barre Syndrome, meningitis and spinal astrocytoma following an upper respiratory tract infection.Conclusion: This paper aimed to discuss the diagnoses, followup and treatment of this rare disease patient who has presented with clinical findings of GBS and who was then diagnosed of concomitant GBS, meningitis and spinal astrocytoma

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