Case Report

Volume: 5 | Issue: 5 | Published: May 30, 2021 | Pages: 160 - 163 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1612600215

Guillain-barre syndrome associated by covid-19 infection


Authors: Ildem Garanti , Duygu Engez , Hesna Bektas , Oguzhan Kursun


Article Info

Authors

Ildem Garanti

Department of Neurology. Ankara City Hospital, Turkey

Duygu Engez

Department of Neurology. Ankara City Hospital, Turkey

Hesna Bektas

Department of Neurology. Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara City Hospital, Turkey

Oguzhan Kursun

Department of Neurology. Ankara City Hospital, Turkey.

Publication History

Received: February 07, 2021

Accepted: March 17, 2021

Published: May 30, 2021


Abstract


Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) typically causes breathing issues that can range from flu symptoms to extreme pneumonia but can also impair extra respiratory systems and cause multisystemic failure, including neurological complications. Case Presentation: A 55-year-old male with acute progressive symmetrical ascending quadriparesis complaints was admitted to the hospital. Twelve days prior to hospitalization, the patient with taste disruption, myalgia, fever, and polymerase chain reaction with reverse transcription (RT-PCR) was confirmed to have been positive for COVID-19 infection. The neurophysiological findings were consistent with the diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). Conclusion: COVID-19 activates inflammatory cells and creates a number of inflammatory cytokines and eventually produces immune-mediated processes. Both cell and humoral-dependent pathways of GBS pathogenesis are believed to be related. peripheral nervous system myelin, axons and, in some cases, both immune-mediated attacks are believed to be the cause of molecular expression. COVID-19 is believed to induce antibody formation against particular gangliosides. Further study is needed to understand the role of GBS caused by infection with COVID-19.

Keywords: Guillain-Barre syndrome, Covid-19, plasmapheresis, neurologic emergencies, critical illness, green


Pubmed Style

Ildem Garanti, Duygu Engez, Hesna Bektas, Oguzhan Kursun. Guillain-barre syndrome associated by covid-19 infection. EJMCR. 2021; 30 (May 2021): 160-163. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1612600215

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Ildem Garanti, Duygu Engez, Hesna Bektas, Oguzhan Kursun. Guillain-barre syndrome associated by covid-19 infection. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1320 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1612600215

AMA (American Medical Association) Style

Ildem Garanti, Duygu Engez, Hesna Bektas, Oguzhan Kursun. Guillain-barre syndrome associated by covid-19 infection. EJMCR. 2021; 30 (May 2021): 160-163. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1612600215

Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Ildem Garanti, Duygu Engez, Hesna Bektas, Oguzhan Kursun. Guillain-barre syndrome associated by covid-19 infection. EJMCR. (2021), [cited December 25, 2024]; 30 (May 2021): 160-163. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1612600215

Harvard Style

Ildem Garanti, Duygu Engez, Hesna Bektas, Oguzhan Kursun (2021) Guillain-barre syndrome associated by covid-19 infection. EJMCR, 30 (May 2021): 160-163. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1612600215

Chicago Style

Ildem Garanti, Duygu Engez, Hesna Bektas, Oguzhan Kursun. "Guillain-barre syndrome associated by covid-19 infection." 30 (2021), 160-163. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1612600215

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Ildem Garanti, Duygu Engez, Hesna Bektas, Oguzhan Kursun. "Guillain-barre syndrome associated by covid-19 infection." 30.May 2021 (2021), 160-163. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1612600215

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Ildem Garanti, Duygu Engez, Hesna Bektas, Oguzhan Kursun (2021) Guillain-barre syndrome associated by covid-19 infection. , 30 (May 2021), 160-163. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1612600215