A Child with SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a common cause of acute weakness in children; in the majority of cases, a preceding infection can be identified. There is increasing evidence that coronaviruses can affect the central nervous system and present with varied neurological manifestations. The clinicians...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Pediatric Infectious Disease |
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| Online Access: | https://www.pidjournal.com/doi/PID/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1348 |
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| Summary: | Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a common cause of acute weakness in children; in the majority of cases, a preceding infection can be identified. There is increasing evidence that coronaviruses can affect the central nervous system and present with varied neurological manifestations. The clinicians must be aware of the neuroinvasive properties of SARS-CoV-2 when caring for patients with COVID-19. We hereby report GBS in a toddler as a rare neurological manifestation of COVID-19. |
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| ISSN: | 2582-4988 |