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Editor, Senior Moderator
Cureus
. 2021 Nov 22;13(11):e19809.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.19809. eCollection 2021 Nov.
COVID-19-Induced Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Joseph E Brooks[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Felicia M Mix[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Justin C Buck[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Reid A Walters[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
This case report involves a 47-year-old male who presented to the emergency department (ED) with a positive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test and symptoms of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Electrodiagnostic (EDX) studies reported an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP). The patient underwent intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) treatment and four weeks of acute inpatient rehabilitation with some functional improvement but remained unable to ambulate independently at discharge.
Keywords: covid 19; covid induced guillian barre syndrome; electrodiagnostic study; electromyography and electro-stimulation; guillain-barre syndrome (gbs).
. 2021 Nov 22;13(11):e19809.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.19809. eCollection 2021 Nov.
COVID-19-Induced Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Joseph E Brooks[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Felicia M Mix[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Justin C Buck[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Reid A Walters[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34956793
- PMCID: PMC8693695
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.19809
Abstract
This case report involves a 47-year-old male who presented to the emergency department (ED) with a positive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test and symptoms of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Electrodiagnostic (EDX) studies reported an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP). The patient underwent intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) treatment and four weeks of acute inpatient rehabilitation with some functional improvement but remained unable to ambulate independently at discharge.
Keywords: covid 19; covid induced guillian barre syndrome; electrodiagnostic study; electromyography and electro-stimulation; guillain-barre syndrome (gbs).