Seixas R, Campoamor D, Lopes J, Bernardo T, Nzwalo H, Pascoalinho D. Occurrence of Guillain-Barre Syndrome During the Initial Symptomatic Phase of COVID-19 Disease: Coincidence or Consequence?
Cureus 2021;
13:e19655. [PMID:
34976451 PMCID:
PMC8678953 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.19655]
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Abstract
Viral infections are frequently present before the clinical manifestation of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). Multiple studies on coronaviruses have shown that these viruses have neurotropic characteristics, and their molecular mimicry can induce inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy. Herein, we describe a case of a GBS in an 85-year-old patient infected with SARS-CoV-2, manifested with acute progressive symmetric ascending quadriparesis, urinary dysautonomia, and dysphagia, who responded well to treatment with intravenous human immunoglobulin.
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