Post spinal anesthesia radiculitis: A differential diagnosis case

Abstract

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare pathology causing acute flaccid paralysis with hypo- or areflexia. It is thought to mostly have a post-infective immunological-driven pathogenesis, as it is associated with bacterial and viral infections. Post surgical syndromes are described, although rare. Lumbar puncture is rarely complicated by iatrogenic infective myelitic or peripheral involvement, which could mimic GBS.