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COVID-19 Infection and Guillain-Barre Syndrome: A Case Series.
Carpenter, Kendal; Iqbal, Ayman; Singh, Romil; Deepika, Keerti; Koritala, Thoyaja; Jain, Nitesh; Alur, Ram Sanjeev; Adhikari, Ramesh; Mellekate, Vishwas S.
  • Carpenter K; Neurology, Union Health, Terre Haute, USA.
  • Iqbal A; Internal Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.
  • Singh R; Critical Care, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, USA.
  • Deepika K; Health Equity and Inclusion, Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, USA.
  • Koritala T; Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Mankato, USA.
  • Jain N; Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Mankato, USA.
  • Alur RS; Internal Medicine, Marion Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Marion, USA.
  • Adhikari R; Hospital Medicine, Franciscan Health, Lafayette, USA.
  • Mellekate VS; Geriatrics, Brown University, Providence, USA.
Cureus ; 14(2): e21998, 2022 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1716121
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic brought about an unprecedented time. Multiple systemic complications have been recognized with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as it can do much more than affect the respiratory system. One of the intriguing neurological complications is Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). We reviewed three cases in which patients presented with GBS following COVID-19 infection. All three cases had positive lumbar puncture results with albumino-cytological dissociation. Each patient was treated with plasmapheresis and improved clinically. Although an exact causal relationship between COVID-19 and GBS cannot be drawn from this case series alone, it signifies the importance of this complication. It warrants further studies to establish the causal relationship. One should have a high suspicion for acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP) in patients presenting with acute onset of ascending weakness following COVID-19 infection.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Case report / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Cureus Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Cureus.21998

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Case report / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Cureus Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Cureus.21998