Facial diplegia, a possible atypical variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome as a rare neurological complication of SARS-CoV-2

•Neurological complications related to SARS-CoV-2 are being reported around the world.•The more “rare” cases reported, causality and strong conclusions can be established.•Facial Diplegia and Guillain-Barré Syndrome have been connected to SARS-CoV-2 twice. We present a case of facial diplegia after...

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Published in:Journal of clinical neuroscience 2020-07, Vol.77, p.230-232
Main Authors: Juliao Caamaño, David Salomón, Alonso Beato, Rubén
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus - pathogenicity
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - complications
Coronavirus Infections - virology
COVID-19
Facial diplegia
Facial nerve palsy
Facial Paralysis - diagnosis
Facial Paralysis - etiology
Facial Paralysis - virology
Guillain Barré Syndrome
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - etiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - virology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - complications
Pneumonia, Viral - virology
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:•Neurological complications related to SARS-CoV-2 are being reported around the world.•The more “rare” cases reported, causality and strong conclusions can be established.•Facial Diplegia and Guillain-Barré Syndrome have been connected to SARS-CoV-2 twice. We present a case of facial diplegia after 10 days of SARS-CoV-2 confirmed infection symptoms in a 61 year old patient without prior clinically relevant background. There are few known cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) related to SARS-CoV-2 infection; we propose this case as a rare variant of GBS in COVID-19 infection context, due to Its chronology, clinical manifestations and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings.
ISSN:0967-5868
1532-2653
DOI:10.1016/j.jocn.2020.05.016