A case of rheumatoid arthritis associated with Guillain-Barre syndrome

Progressive muscle weakness occurred rapidly in a 67-year-old rheumatoid patient. In the beginning cervical myelopathy was suspected from the findings of myelography, however, electrophysiological examination revealed that the clinical symptoms of this patient were due to polyneuritis. Steroid injec...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Rheumatism and Joint Surgery Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 289 - 294
Main Authors HASHIMURA Masataka, 原田 義昭, 渡辺 康司, 島崎 和久, 廣畑 和志
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published 日本関節病学会 1985
Japanese Society for Joint Diseases
Subjects
Cervical Myelopathy
Gold Therapy
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Rheumatoid Arthritis
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ISSN0287-3214
1884-9059
DOI10.11551/jsjd1982.4.289

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Summary:Progressive muscle weakness occurred rapidly in a 67-year-old rheumatoid patient. In the beginning cervical myelopathy was suspected from the findings of myelography, however, electrophysiological examination revealed that the clinical symptoms of this patient were due to polyneuritis. Steroid injection improved muscle weakness dramatically and as this weakness got less, increased tendon reflex and pathological reflex became apparent. Therefore we assumed that cervical myelopathy existed in combination with polyneuritis in this patient.
ISSN:0287-3214
1884-9059
DOI:10.11551/jsjd1982.4.289