Gullain-Barré Syndrome during pregnancy: Fetomaternal outcomes

Authors

  • Sita Pokhrel Ghimire Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar
  • Ram Hari Ghimire Department of Medicine, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar
  • Ashima Ghimire Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar
  • Dilliram Kafle Department of Medicine, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar
  • Manisha Chhetry Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar
  • Mahanand Kumar Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jonmc.v5i2.16308

Keywords:

Gullain-Barre’ Syndrome, Pregnancy, Fetomaternal outcomes

Abstract

Background Gullain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is not uncommon during pregnancy in our setting. There are no studies regarding the clinical profile and fetomaternal outcomes of GBS during pregnancy in Nepal. Therefore, this study was conducted to analyse clinical profile and fetomaternal outcome of pregnant women with GBS.

Material & Methods Prospective descriptive analysis was carried out of all female’s cases of >16 years women of GBS with pregnancy who were admitted in the hospital between 1st August 2015 and 30th July 2016. A structured questionnaire was designed which included demographic, obstetric, clinical, neonatal and neurological parameters.

Results During the period of 1 year, 11 cases were analysed with median age of 23.7 years. Disease was common in primi and in 3rd trimester. Three patients (27.2%)needed mechanical ventilation and one of them (9%) died due to ventilator associated pneumonia. There was only one (9%) neonatal death.

Conclusion Gullain-Barré Syndrome is not uncommon in our setting. Early diagnosis and proper management of pregnant women with GBS may result in good fetomaternal outcome.

Journal of Nobel Medical College Vol.5(2) 2016; 5-9

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Published

2016-12-26

How to Cite

Pokhrel Ghimire, S., Ghimire, R. H., Ghimire, A., Kafle, D., Chhetry, M., & Kumar, M. (2016). Gullain-Barré Syndrome during pregnancy: Fetomaternal outcomes. Journal of Nobel Medical College, 5(2), 5–9. https://doi.org/10.3126/jonmc.v5i2.16308

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2016)

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Original Articles

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