Occurrence of Guillain-Barre syndrome during the initial symptomatic phase of COVID-19 disease: coincidence or consequence?
Viral infections are frequently present before the clinical manifestation of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). Multiple studies on coronaviruses have shown that these viruses have neurotropic characteristics, and their molecular mimicry can induce inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy. Herein, we descr...
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| Formato: | article |
| Idioma: | eng |
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2021
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| Texto completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/17374 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/17374 |
| Resumo: | Viral infections are frequently present before the clinical manifestation of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). Multiple studies on coronaviruses have shown that these viruses have neurotropic characteristics, and their molecular mimicry can induce inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy. Herein, we describe a case of a GBS in an 85-year-old patient infected with SARS-CoV-2, manifested with acute progressive symmetric ascending quadriparesis, urinary dysautonomia, and dysphagia, who responded well to treatment with intravenous human immunoglobulin. |
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