A Case of Ascending Paralysis in Pregnancy: Thiamine Deficiency Mimicking Guillain-Barré Syndrome.

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Tác giả: Hamdi Najman Achok, Raja Ahmad Reza Raja Lope Ahmad, De Yee Gan, Chin Meng Lee, Shakirin Pairan

Ngôn ngữ: eng

Ký hiệu phân loại: 912.01 Philosophy and theory

Thông tin xuất bản: England : Clinical medicine (London, England) , 2025

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Bộ sưu tập: NCBI

ID: 127656

Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency may present with diverse symptoms and is often triggered by chronic alcoholism, severe malnutrition, or hyperemesis gravidarum. While typically diagnosed clinically, atypical presentations may delay recognition and treatment. We report a 26-year-old pregnant woman in her second trimester with prolonged nausea and vomiting since early pregnancy. She developed ascending lower limb paralysis, dysarthria, horizontal nystagmus, and lagophthalmos. Initially managed as hypokalaemia periodic paralysis with thyrotoxicosis and later Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), her symptoms worsened despite treatment. Subsequent MRI brain imaging revealed findings indicative of Wernicke encephalopathy, prompting high-dose thiamine therapy. This resulted in significant neurological improvement. This case underscores the importance of considering thiamine deficiency in atypical neurological presentations, particularly in pregnancy. Early recognition and prompt treatment can mitigate irreversible neurological damage, emphasizing the necessity of maintaining a high index of suspicion in clinical practice.
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