Post SARS-CoV-2 Guillain-Barré syndrome in a child: case report and review of the literature

Guillain-Barré syndrome has been defined as a post-infectious immune-mediated polyneuropathy. COVID-19 usually presents with respiratory symptoms but can less commonly present with extra-respiratory manifestations such as neurological symptoms. Few cases were published in the literature regarding po...

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Published in:Child's nervous system 2022-10, Vol.38 (10), p.2011-2016
Main Authors: Al Jaberi, Mira, Shihadat, Raghad, Masri, Amira
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosciences
Neurosurgery
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Summary:Guillain-Barré syndrome has been defined as a post-infectious immune-mediated polyneuropathy. COVID-19 usually presents with respiratory symptoms but can less commonly present with extra-respiratory manifestations such as neurological symptoms. Few cases were published in the literature regarding post-COVID-19 infection Guillain-Barré in the pediatric age group. In this paper, we present a 13-year-old male with possible Guillain-Barré syndrome occurring 2 weeks after a presumed COVID-19 infection. We conducted a systematic review and searched for published pediatric cases until March 2022. We included 35 patients in 25 publications.
ISSN:0256-7040
1433-0350
DOI:10.1007/s00381-022-05536-1