Guillain-Barré Syndrome in a 28-Year-Old Female with Antecedent COVID 19 Infection: A Case Report

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Priscilla Hirst, MD Benjamin Tate Fedeles, MD Joseph J. Schlesinger, MD, FCCM

Abstract

Various neurological manifestations have been observed throughout the SARS-CoV-2 disease (COVID-19) pandemic. However, few cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in association with COVID-19 have been described. We submit a unique case of a previously healthy 28-year-old woman who presented with ascending weakness including facial diplegia, areflexia and respiratory compromise consistent with GBS Miller Fisher variant in the setting of recent COVID-19 infection one month prior to symptom onset. 

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HIRST, Priscilla; FEDELES, Benjamin Tate; SCHLESINGER, Joseph J.. Guillain-Barré Syndrome in a 28-Year-Old Female with Antecedent COVID 19 Infection: A Case Report. Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 9, n. 9, sep. 2021. ISSN 2375-1924. Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/2546>. Date accessed: 24 dec. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v9i9.2546.
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