Question Title: Relationship between SLE & Guillain-Barre?

Forum: Neurology Forum
Topic: Lupus

Posted by ccf neuro M.D.--test on May 15, 1997 at 15:50:04:

In Reply to: Relationship between SLE & Guillain-Barre? posted by Jean H on May 09, 1997 at 12:56:01:

: I have systemic lupus and have recently begun to have nervous system involvment--blurred vision, eyelid twitching, etc.
A few years ago, I had bilateral facial weakness to the point of not being able to close my eyes or speak very well.
At that time, I was told I had Guillain-Barre syndrome, and my prednisone was increased for about 6 weeks.
My question is--is there a relationship between SLE and GBS? Or, is it likely that the facial weakness was just a
different manifistation of my lupus? An MRI showed an ischemic area on my brainstem when I had the GBS.

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