Case Report

Tick Paralysis as a Cause of Autonomic Dysfunction in a 57-Year-Old Female

Abstract:Both Guillain-Barré and tick paralysis can present with ataxia and acute, ascending, flaccid motor paralysis. While autonomic dysfunction has been identified in Guillain-Barré, it has never been reported in association with tick paralysis—possibly due to the rapid recovery of tick paralysis patients after removal of the tick. We present a…