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Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis in a Patient with Anti-Galactocerebroside Antibodies: A Case Report

Masaru Yanagihashi¹, Ryuichi Okamoto¹, Ayano Matsuoka¹, Harumi Morioka¹, Akira Fukuo², Kota Wada² and Osamu Kano¹

¹Department of Neurology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
²Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Anti-galactocerebroside (Gal-C) antibodies are present in patients with conditions such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and mycoplasma pneumonia. We report a rare case of left vocal cord paralysis in a patient with anti-Gal-C IgG antibodies that improved after administeration of antivirals and steroids.

J Nippon Med Sch 2024; 91: 422-424

Keywords
anti-galactocerebroside (Gal-C) antibody, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), vocal cord paralysis

Correspondence to
Osamu Kano, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology, Toho University Omori Hospital, 6-11-1 Omorinishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-8541, Japan
osamu.kano@med.toho-u.ac.jp

Received, November 8, 2022
Accepted, April 17, 2023