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Transient arterial hypertension during Guillain Barré syndrome was characterized by increased total peripheral resistance associated with elevated circulating norepinephrine levels.
Case Report (n=1)
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Transient hypertension in Guillain Barré syndrome is likely mediated by sympathetic over-activity and elevated norepinephrine levels.
Systemic haemodynamics, plasma catecholamine levels and diurnal variation of arterial pressure were studied in a 20-year-old patient with hypertension during Guillain Barré syndrome after complete resolution of the illness. Transient arterial hypertension during the course of Guillain Barré syndrome is characterized by an increased total peripheral resistance associated with elevated circulating norepinephrine levels, suggesting an over-activity of the sympathetic nervous system as the underlying mechanism of the elevated blood pressure.
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Ventura et al. (1986) conducted a case report in Guillain Barré syndrome with hypertension (n=1). Elevated circulating norepinephrine levels was evaluated on Systemic haemodynamics, plasma catecholamine levels and diurnal variation of arterial pressure. Transient arterial hypertension during Guillain Barré syndrome was characterized by increased total peripheral resistance associated with elevated circulating norepinephrine levels.
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