A Case of Cerebral Infarction Following Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy in a Patient with Guillain-Barre Syndrome

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 21(2); 2003 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2003;21(2): 217-219.

"길랑-바레증후군 환자에서 면역글로불린 치료 후 발생한 뇌경색 1예"

강사윤 , 강지훈 김지수

제주대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

A Case of Cerebral Infarction Following Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy in a Patient with Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Sa-Yoon Kang

Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Cheju National University

Abstract

"Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) therapy is being increasingly used in a wide range of neurological conditions. Although IVIg is generally regarded as being safe, there are reports of acute renal failure, aseptic meningitis, and unex-plained stroke or thromboembolic events in elderly patients. We report a patient with Guillain-Barre syndrome who developed a cerebral infarction following intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.Key Words : Intravenous immunoglobulin, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Cerebral infarction"