Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone Preceding Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Published: September 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/30445.10662
Joe James, James Jose
1. Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
2. Professor and Head, Department of Neurology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Joe James,
Njaralakatt House, Pottangadi Road, West Nadakkav, Kozhikode-673011, Kerala, India.
E-mail: drjoejames@gmail.com
Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy which is known to produce syndrome of inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH). However, the hyponatremia is usually seen after the onset of weakness. Here, we report a case of SIADH that presented with hyponatremic seizures which preceded the onset of GBS by ten days.
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