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CASE REPORT article

Front. Disaster Emerg. Med.
Sec. Emergency Health Services
Volume 2 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/femer.2024.1457466

Heat Stroke-Induced Guillain-Barre Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review

Provisionally accepted
Yang Pang Yang Pang 1*Feijie Li Feijie Li 1Si Li Si Li 1Jiaojiao Yuan Jiaojiao Yuan 2*
  • 1 Hejin People’s Hospital, Yuncheng, China
  • 2 Ninth Hospital of Xi'an, Xi'an, Shanxi, China

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    In recent years, there has been an increase in complications arising from heat stroke (HS), especially those of a neurological nature. The co-occurrence of HS and Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is exceptionally rare, with fewer than 20 cases reported. This case report details a patient who developed GBS following an HS and includes a literature review that underscores the rarity of this neurological complication. The aim is to increase awareness and aid in clinical decisionmaking concerning the management of classic HS.

    Keywords: Heat stroke (HS), Classic heat stroke (CHS), Exertional heat stroke (EHS), Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), heat shock protein 70 (HSP-70)

    Received: 30 Jun 2024; Accepted: 04 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Pang, Li, Li and Yuan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Yang Pang, Hejin People’s Hospital, Yuncheng, China
    Jiaojiao Yuan, Ninth Hospital of Xi'an, Xi'an, 710054, Shanxi, China

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