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BMJ Case Rep
. 2022 Mar 10;15(3):e245455.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245455.
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with COVID-19 infection that resolved without treatment in a child
Samir Kanou[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lama Wardeh[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sandhya Govindarajan[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Kayleigh Macnay[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
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Abstract
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.
Keywords: COVID-19; immunological products and vaccines; neurology (drugs and medicines); paediatrics (drugs and medicines).
. 2022 Mar 10;15(3):e245455.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245455.
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with COVID-19 infection that resolved without treatment in a child
Samir Kanou[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lama Wardeh[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sandhya Govindarajan[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Kayleigh Macnay[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35272988
- DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245455
Abstract
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.
Keywords: COVID-19; immunological products and vaccines; neurology (drugs and medicines); paediatrics (drugs and medicines).