Guillain-Barré syndrome leading to a conversion reaction in a teenage girl. Case report.

Conversion disorder can sometimes simulate Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). This often involves the mimicry of organic symptoms similar to those experienced by a relative or acquaintance. The patient with the conversion unconsciously adopts these symptoms to convert their psychologic stress to a physical phenomenon. This case is of 15-yr-old girl who had a documented case of GBS and who subsequently had recurrent episodes of a conversion disorder that simulated her original GBS presentation. The methods for diagnostically separating recurrent GBS from conversion reaction are noted.

Citation

R Buschbacher. Guillain-Barré syndrome leading to a conversion reaction in a teenage girl. Case report. American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists. 1995 May-Jun;74(3):230-3

Mesh Tags

PMID: 7779335

search → result