Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology

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Guillain-Barre Syndrome With IgM Anti-Galactocerebroside Antibody After Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection

Mycoplasma Pneumoniae 감염 후 IgM 항-갈락토세레브로시드 항체를 동반한 길랭-바레 증후군

  • Heo, So-Young (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Kuk (Department of Neurology, Dong-A University College of Medicine) ;
  • Mun, Ji-Su (Department of Neurology, Dong-Gunsan Hospital) ;
  • Yoo, Bong-Goo (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine)
  • 허소영 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 김종국 (동아대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 문지수 (동군산병원 신경과) ;
  • 유봉구 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실)
  • Received : 2010.10.29
  • Accepted : 2011.04.25
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

The Guillain-Barre Sydrome (GBS) is post-infectious autoimmune disease and it could be caused by auto-antibodies produced after infections. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of rare cause of GBS and known to be associated with antibody to galactocerebroside (GalC) which is a major neutral glycolipid constituent of myelin. We report a case of GBS with immunoglobulin M GalC antibody after M. pneumoniae infection.

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