Learning from devastation of missed Guillain-Barré diagnosis

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Learning from devastation of missed Guillain-Barré diagnosis

Jonathan Bentley

Jonathan Bentley

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When you make a challenging diagnosis, you can feel like a gold medallist [Image: Jametlene reskp on Unsplash]

GP Jonathan Bentley describes a patient with chronic back pain and rapid-onset muscle weakness. One set of symptoms proves to be a red herring for a more serious matter

Key points, Guillain-Barré syndrome can cause weakness, numbness and paralysis; serious illness can be fatal. The exact cause is unknown, but two-thirds of peop, Pract Green w Pale Yellow