Bariatrik Cerrahi Sonrası Gelişen ve Guillain Barre Sendromu’nu Taklid Eden Poliradikülonöropati Olgusu

Abstract

With the rising prevalence of morbid obesity, the numbers of bariatric surgical procedures are also increasing, thus resulting in more neurological complications to be recognized. Among these complications, the most well-defined are Wernicke's encephalopathy and peripheral neuropathies. Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) has been reported as a very rare complication of bariatric surgery and reported cases are mostly axonal types. An 18-year-old female patient applied to our outpatient clinic with complaints of pain and weakness in her arms and legs. She had bariatric surgery 3 months ago. The electrophysiological findings of the patient who had proximal muscle strength loss in the lower extremities were consistent with subacute anterior root anterior horn involvement in the L3-S1 innervated muscles. After the intravenous immunoglobulin therapy, the patient improved almost completely. We think that in neurological complications after bariatric surgery, nutritional deficiencies should be taken into consideration as well as inflammatory damage and these cases should be followed up and treated in a multidisciplinary manner in order to prevent permanent neurological damage.