Guillain-Barré syndrome following COVID-19: new infection, old complication?

J Neurol. 2020 Jul;267(7):1877-1879. doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-09849-6. Epub 2020 Apr 24.

Authors

Marina Padroni¹, Vincenzo Mastrangelo², Gian Maria Asioli², Lucia Pavolucci¹, Samir Abu-Rumeileh³, Maria Grazia Piscaglia¹, Pietro Querzani¹, Claudio Callegarini¹, Matteo Foschi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Neurology Unit, S. Maria delle Croci Hospital-AUSL Romagna, Ambito Di Ravenna, Viale Vincenzo Randi 5, 48121, Ravenna, RA, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
³ Department of Neurology, Ulm University Hospital, Ulm, Germany.
⁴ Neurology Unit, S. Maria delle Croci Hospital-AUSL Romagna, Ambito Di Ravenna, Viale Vincenzo Randi 5, 48121, Ravenna, RA, Italy. mattfos89@gmail.com.

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Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

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Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / complications*
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Coronavirus Infections / physiopathology
Female
Guillain-Barre Syndrome / diagnosis*
Guillain-Barre Syndrome / etiology*
Guillain-Barre Syndrome / physiopathology
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
Pneumonia, Viral / physiopathology
SARS-CoV-2