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Facial Diplegia as a variant type of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) related to COVID-19
European Journal of Neurology ; 28(SUPPL 1):692, 2021.
Article in English | EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1307807
ABSTRACT
Background and

aims:

Several case reports published recently have attributed numerous neurologic complications to the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) and its variants, including facial diplegia are among some listed neurologic complications of COVID-19. In the background of the current COVID-19 pandemic a patient with Facial Diplegia related to acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP) should be regarded as having a preceding or actual SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Methods:

We present the case of a patient with facial diplegia following a SARS-CoV-2 infection without prior relevant clinical history, managed conservatively with a favorable outcome. It is important to consider SARS-CoV-2 infection a potential trigger of AIDP, in cases presented with bilateral peripheral facial nerve paralysis. A high clinical suspicion will prompt to immediate management of these patients who will benefit from therapeutic management and hospitalization.

Results:

GBS can be the presenting disorder that evokes a diagnosis of a precedent COVID-19. Although the patient was asymptomatic from a respiratory perspective, her positive SARS-CoV-2 serological tests along with clinicalelectrophysiological findings were indicative of an antecedent SARS-CoV-2 infection directly responsible for the neurological complication.

Conclusion:

These results should be seen with careful adjustments and warrants future investigation since the knowledge of the pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 infection is rapidly changing. On the other hand our case adds on to those few other reported cases in the literature with the distinguishable feature of total neurological signs resolution with corticosteroid therapy. (Figure Presented).

Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Topics: Variants Language: English Journal: European Journal of Neurology Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Topics: Variants Language: English Journal: European Journal of Neurology Year: 2021 Document Type: Article