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- Title
Possible association between Guillain-Barré syndrome and SARS-CoV-2 infection in children: A case report and literature review.
- Authors
Mussinatto, Ilaria; Benevenuta, Chiara; Caci, Anna; Calvo, Mario M.; Impastato, Maria; Barra, Massimo; Genovese, Egidio; Timeus, Fabio
- Abstract
Neurological manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection have been reported in adults and in children, varying from mild to more debilitant symptoms, including fatigue, headache and dizziness. A series of studies have revealed a possible association between Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis at all ages, and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Case reports of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated GBS mainly include adult patients, while only a few pediatric cases have been reported. The present study describes a case of GBS in an Italian 9-year-old girl with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection as a possible trigger, and also conducts a literature review on pediatric COVID-19-associated GBS cases.
- Subjects
ACUTE flaccid paralysis; CORONAVIRUS diseases; SARS-CoV-2; GUILLAIN-Barre syndrome; COVID-19; LITERATURE reviews
- Publication
Experimental & Therapeutic Medicine, 2022, Vol 24, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1792-0981
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3892/etm.2022.11389