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A Middle-Aged Man Presented with Quadriparesis during COVID-19 Pandemic

The clinical presentation of COVID-19 is varied: from asymptomatic to severe neurological syndrome like stroke can happen. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a manifestation of COVID-19 is not very common. GBS is an acute immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy that usually occurs following previous ex...

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Autores principales: Chowdhury, Forhad Uddin Hasan, Paul, Shrebash, Aman, Sakib, Haque, Ashraful, Rafiquzzaman, Md, Rahman, Mujibur, Chowdhury, Fazle Rabbi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8460894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34720958
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000517914
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Sumario:The clinical presentation of COVID-19 is varied: from asymptomatic to severe neurological syndrome like stroke can happen. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a manifestation of COVID-19 is not very common. GBS is an acute immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy that usually occurs following previous exposure to infection. Here, we are reporting a case of GBS related to COVID-19 infection. The reported case presented with quadriparesis and was diagnosed with GBS after evaluation. At the same time, his RT-PCR for COVID-19 was also positive. Interestingly, this patient suffered from COVID-19 2 months before this presentation. He was successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin. The clinician should be aware of severe neurological complications such as GBS as a potentially life-threatening complication related to COVID-19.