Guillain-Barré syndrome as a parainfectious manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection: A case series.
J Clin Neurosci
; 83: 119-122, 2021 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1033546
ABSTRACT
The global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic posed an unprecedented challenge to almost all fields of medicine and Neurology is not an exception. Collecting information about its complications and related conditions will help clinicians to become more confident in managing this disease. Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is mostly described as a post-infectious phenomenon and its occurrence during acute phase of illness is of interest. GBS has recently been reported during the active phase of COVID-19 for the first time. Severity and fast progression of GBS associated with COVID-19 have also been shown in recent studies. Here we report three cases of GBS during the active phase of COVID-19 with severe symptoms and fast progression to quadriplegia and facial diplegia over 2 days, which led to death in one case due to severe autonomic dysfunction. We suggest SARS-CoV-2 might be associated with rather a severe, rapidly progressive and life-threatening phenotype of GBS.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
J Clin Neurosci
Journal subject:
Neurology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jocn.2020.11.013
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