Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in Guillain–Barré syndrome

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2024年4月4日

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Atsushi Terayama,
Motoi Kuwahara,
Keisuke Yoshikawa,
Yuko Yamagishi,
Makoto Samukawa,
Shoko Yamashita,
Kyohei Onishi,
Tomoya Nagano,
Chikao Tatsumi,
Junko Ishii,
Michi Kawamoto,
Takashi Tokashiki,
Shoko Deguchi,
Kentaro Deguchi,
Atsushi Ishida,
Yasuhiko Baba,
Shigeki Yamaguchi,
Susumu Kusunoki,
Yoshitaka Nagai

摘要

Background and purpose

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a serious autonomic complication of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS). However, the association between TCM and GBS has not been investigated in detail. We investigated the characteristics of GBS patients with TCM (GBS-TCM).

Methods

Clinical features and anti-ganglioside antibody between the GBS-TCM patients and 62 classical GBS patients without TCM as control patients were compared.

Results

Eight GBS-TCM patients were identified, in whom TCM was diagnosed at a mean of 6.5 [range 3–42] days after the onset of GBS. The age at onset of GBS was elder in the GBS-TCM patients than in the control GBS patients (76.5 [56–87] vs. 52 [20–88] years, p < 0.01). Notably, cranial nerve deficits, particularly in the lower cranial nerves, were observed in all GBS-TCM patients (100% vs. 41.9%, p < 0.01). Additionally, the GBS-TCM patients showed a higher GBS disability score at nadir (5 [4–5] vs. 4 [1–5], p < 0.01), and lower Medical Research Council sum scores at admission and nadir (37 [30–44] vs. 48 [12–60] at admission, p < 0.05, and 20 [12–44] vs. 40 [0–60] at nadir, p < 0.05, respectively). Mechanical ventilation was more frequently required in the GBS-TCM patients (62.5% vs. 11.3%, p < 0.01). Three GBS-TCM patients were positive for anti-ganglioside antibodies.

Conclusions

TCM occurred at a relatively early phase of GBS. The characteristics of GBS-TCM were the elder, lower cranial nerve involvements, severe limb weakness, and respiratory failure.