Arvind BAMANIKAR 1, Isra Heryantee RASHID 2, Dayangku Siti Nur‘ Ashikin PENGIRAN TENGAH 2
1 Jerudong Park Medical Centre, BG3122, Brunei Darussalam and 2 Department of Medicine, RIPAS Hospital, Brunei Darussalam
ABSTRACT
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection causes numerous non-opportunistic as well as opportunistic neurologic illnesses. Neurologic manifestations include Guillain Barré Syndrome (GBS) which may present atypically. In areas endemic for HIV, the manifestation of GBS with a motor syndrome and axonal neuropathy is not uncommon. We report a 36-year-old man who presented with a sub-acute limb weakness associated with HIV infection.
Keywords: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Guillain Barré Syndrome (GBS), neurologic illnesses
Correspondence: Arvind BAMANIKAR, Jerudong Park Medical Centre, BG3122, Brunei Darussalam
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Brunei Int Med J. 2011; 7 (5): 284-287