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Guillain–Barré Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 in a Japanese Male

April 2021 saw a widespread outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Osaka, Japan. We encountered the case of a 52-year-old man who had Guillain–Barré syndrome associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). After the relief of the respiratory symptoms owing t...

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Autores principales: Esa, Yoshiki, Kajiyama, Yuta, Kaido, Misako, Watanabe, Yushi, Fujimura, Harutoshi, Gohma, Iwao, Takahashi, Kenichi, Kobayashi, Junya
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9617722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36316995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6837851
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author Esa, Yoshiki
Kajiyama, Yuta
Kaido, Misako
Watanabe, Yushi
Fujimura, Harutoshi
Gohma, Iwao
Takahashi, Kenichi
Kobayashi, Junya
author_facet Esa, Yoshiki
Kajiyama, Yuta
Kaido, Misako
Watanabe, Yushi
Fujimura, Harutoshi
Gohma, Iwao
Takahashi, Kenichi
Kobayashi, Junya
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description April 2021 saw a widespread outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Osaka, Japan. We encountered the case of a 52-year-old man who had Guillain–Barré syndrome associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). After the relief of the respiratory symptoms owing to COVID-19, the patient experienced muscle weakness, which spread from his fingers to his extremities, and was unable to walk. Further examinations revealed mild protein elevation in the cerebrospinal fluid. In addition, nerve conduction studies showed demyelinating polyneuropathy, leading to the diagnosis of Guillain–Barré syndrome. After the administration of intravenous immunoglobulin and intravenous methylprednisolone, his symptoms drastically improved, and he was able to walk unaided 21 days after the onset of symptoms. On day 40, the patient was discharged with minimal muscle fatigue. Because Guillain–Barré syndrome associated with COVID-19 is expected to have a good prognosis, early diagnosis and treatment are important. Therefore, Guillain–Barré syndrome should be considered as a possible factor for muscle weakness during and after COVID-19 treatment.
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spelling pubmed-96177222022-10-30 Guillain–Barré Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 in a Japanese Male Esa, Yoshiki Kajiyama, Yuta Kaido, Misako Watanabe, Yushi Fujimura, Harutoshi Gohma, Iwao Takahashi, Kenichi Kobayashi, Junya Case Rep Neurol Med Case Report April 2021 saw a widespread outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Osaka, Japan. We encountered the case of a 52-year-old man who had Guillain–Barré syndrome associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). After the relief of the respiratory symptoms owing to COVID-19, the patient experienced muscle weakness, which spread from his fingers to his extremities, and was unable to walk. Further examinations revealed mild protein elevation in the cerebrospinal fluid. In addition, nerve conduction studies showed demyelinating polyneuropathy, leading to the diagnosis of Guillain–Barré syndrome. After the administration of intravenous immunoglobulin and intravenous methylprednisolone, his symptoms drastically improved, and he was able to walk unaided 21 days after the onset of symptoms. On day 40, the patient was discharged with minimal muscle fatigue. Because Guillain–Barré syndrome associated with COVID-19 is expected to have a good prognosis, early diagnosis and treatment are important. Therefore, Guillain–Barré syndrome should be considered as a possible factor for muscle weakness during and after COVID-19 treatment. Hindawi 2022-10-22 /pmc/articles/PMC9617722/ /pubmed/36316995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6837851 Text en Copyright © 2022 Yoshiki Esa et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Watanabe, Yushi
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Gohma, Iwao
Takahashi, Kenichi
Kobayashi, Junya
Guillain–Barré Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 in a Japanese Male
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9617722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36316995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6837851
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