Guillain-Barre Syndrome Associated With COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report With Review of Literature

COVID-19 has become a pandemic. It affects multiple systems of the body including the nervous system. It invades the nervous systems through multiple routes - either olfactory tract, bloodstream (by binding to endothelial receptors) or via ACE-2 receptors in the brain. We report a case of Guillain-B...

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Autores principales: Meshref, Mostafa, A. Alshammari, Hessa, Khairat, Shiamaa M, Khan, Roohi, Khan, Imran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7935237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33728118
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13096
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Sumario:COVID-19 has become a pandemic. It affects multiple systems of the body including the nervous system. It invades the nervous systems through multiple routes - either olfactory tract, bloodstream (by binding to endothelial receptors) or via ACE-2 receptors in the brain. We report a case of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) variant (acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN type)) associated with COVID-19 infection with positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19 and positive contact history with infected family member. GBS and its variants like AMAN can occur due to COVID-19 infection through its immune-mediated effects. Diagnosis of GBS should depend on the clinical and supportive criteria. The treatment should be started early to prevent progression and disease co-morbidities.

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