Guillan barre syndrome in post Covid-19 infection in children

INTRODUCTION: Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an inflammatory poly-radiculoneuropathy occurring usually two weeks after a viral infection.Covid-19 infection represent with respiratory symptoms, but it might manifests with extra pulmonary symptoms, and especially neurological including Guillain-Barr...

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Autores principales: El Mezzeoui, Sanae, Aftiss, Fatima zahra, Aabdi, Mohammed, Bkiyar, Houssam, Housni, Brahim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8214813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34178315
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102524
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an inflammatory poly-radiculoneuropathy occurring usually two weeks after a viral infection.Covid-19 infection represent with respiratory symptoms, but it might manifests with extra pulmonary symptoms, and especially neurological including Guillain-Barre syndrom CASE REPORT: A 3 years old female patient admitted to the intensive care unit for an acute symmetric and progressive ascending quadriparesis two weeks after an upper respiratory infection, the diagnosis of post covid GBS was maintained, and the evolution was favorable after intraveneous immunoglobulins. CONCLUSION: This case report suggest the probable causal link between COVID 19 and GBS.

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