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