Transient Isolated Lower Bulbar Palsy With Elevated Serum Anti-GM1 and Anti-GD1b Antibodies During Aripiprazole Treatment
- Title
- Transient Isolated Lower Bulbar Palsy With Elevated Serum Anti-GM1 and Anti-GD1b Antibodies During Aripiprazole Treatment
- Author
- 박동우
- Keywords
- bulbar palsy; cranial polyneuropathy; polyneuritis cranialis; antiganglioside antibody; aripiprazole; anti-GM1 antibody; anti-GD1b antibody
- Issue Date
- 2017-01
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
- Citation
- PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY, v. 66, page. 96-99
- Abstract
- BACKGROUND: Transient bulbar palsy without involvement of the facial or extraocular muscles is a rare presentation. It is considered a form of cranial polyneuropathy, a variant of Guillain Barre syndrome that is related to the autoimmune mechanisms induced by preceding infections or vaccinations. However, drug-induced cranial polyneuropathy has not previously been reported. We describe a boy with isolated bulbar palsy and positive serum antiganglioside antibodies during aripiprazole treatment. PATIENT DESCRIPTION: This 12-year-old boy was admitted with a seven-day history of dysarthria, tongue discomfort, and tinnitus. Three weeks before symptom onset, aripiprazole was added to the patient's medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. On examination, he showed curtaining of the pharyngeal wall, tongue fasciculation and deviation, and a weak gag reflex. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging suggested lower cranial nerve involvement. Serum anti-GM1 IgG and anti-GD1b IgG antibodies were positive. After stopping aripiprazole, his bulbar symptoms improved. However, on readministration of aripiprazole seven weeks later, dysarthria recurred and again resolved after stopping the drug. CONCLUSION: We describe the first patient with anti-GM1 IgG and anti-GD1b IgG antibodies associated transient cranial polyneuropathy presenting as isolated bulbar palsy. These findings could be an adverse effect of aripiprazole treatment.
- URI
- https://www.pedneur.com/article/S0887-8994(16)30222-3/fulltexthttps://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/112271
- ISSN
- 0887-8994; 1873-5150
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2016.07.011
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