Guillain-Barré Syndrome as a Complication of COVID-19.
Cureus
; 13(1): e12695, 2021 Jan 14.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1073762
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with multiple neurological complications including Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). While there are reports of COVID-19 -related GBS cases, much remain unknown. We report two cases of GBS-associated COVID-19, which started about eight weeks after the initial COVID-19 infection. Such a long duration between infection and symptom onset of GBS is unusual for post-infectious GBS. Moreover, severely ill patients with COVID-19 may have prolonged hospital stay leading to critical illness myoneuropathy. Diagnosing superimposed GBS can be challenging in such cases. Clinical suspicion, nerve conduction studies with electromyography, and cerebrospinal fluid analysis can help in making the correct diagnosis. Both presented cases responded to intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.
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Topics:
Long Covid
Language:
English
Journal:
Cureus
Year:
2021
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Article
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Cureus.12695
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