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Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with COVID-19 infection that resolved without treatment in a child

A 9-year-old boy presented with unbalanced gait, back pain and lower limb weakness. His physical examination revealed almost absent lower limbs reflexes and cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) showed albuminocytologic dissociation. The brain and spine MRI with contrast illustrated abnormal enhancement—sugges...

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Autores principales: Kanou, Samir, Wardeh, Lama, Govindarajan, Sandhya, Macnay, Kayleigh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8915271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35272988
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-245455
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author Kanou, Samir
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description A 9-year-old boy presented with unbalanced gait, back pain and lower limb weakness. His physical examination revealed almost absent lower limbs reflexes and cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) showed albuminocytologic dissociation. The brain and spine MRI with contrast illustrated abnormal enhancement—suggestive of Guillain-Barré syndrome. The case had limited distribution and it did not progress beyond the presenting clinical involvements. They did not need immunotherapy, self-recovered, managed conservatively using painkillers and gabapentin along with physiotherapy—with a wait and see approach. The child is now almost back to normal after 8–12 weeks.
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spelling pubmed-89152712022-03-25 Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with COVID-19 infection that resolved without treatment in a child Kanou, Samir Wardeh, Lama Govindarajan, Sandhya Macnay, Kayleigh BMJ Case Rep Case Reports: Unusual association of diseases/symptoms A 9-year-old boy presented with unbalanced gait, back pain and lower limb weakness. His physical examination revealed almost absent lower limbs reflexes and cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) showed albuminocytologic dissociation. The brain and spine MRI with contrast illustrated abnormal enhancement—suggestive of Guillain-Barré syndrome. The case had limited distribution and it did not progress beyond the presenting clinical involvements. They did not need immunotherapy, self-recovered, managed conservatively using painkillers and gabapentin along with physiotherapy—with a wait and see approach. The child is now almost back to normal after 8–12 weeks. BMJ Publishing Group 2022-03-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8915271/ /pubmed/35272988 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-245455 Text en © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2022. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
spellingShingle Case Reports: Unusual association of diseases/symptoms
Kanou, Samir
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Govindarajan, Sandhya
Macnay, Kayleigh
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with COVID-19 infection that resolved without treatment in a child
title Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with COVID-19 infection that resolved without treatment in a child
title_full Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with COVID-19 infection that resolved without treatment in a child
title_fullStr Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with COVID-19 infection that resolved without treatment in a child
title_full_unstemmed Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with COVID-19 infection that resolved without treatment in a child
title_short Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with COVID-19 infection that resolved without treatment in a child
title_sort guillain-barre syndrome (gbs) associated with covid-19 infection that resolved without treatment in a child
topic Case Reports: Unusual association of diseases/symptoms
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8915271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35272988
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-245455
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