Guillain-Barre syndrome with bilateral facial diplegia secondary to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The new coronavirus, known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) owing to its similarity to the previous severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), is characterized by causing, in most patients, nonspecific symptoms similar to those of the common flu. It has been reported that many coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients presented neurological symptoms that involve the central and peripheral nervous systems. In addition, there have been several reports of patients who presented Guillain-Barré syndrome related to  COVID-19 , with sensory and motor compromise in the extremities.

Case presentation

In this report, we describe a rare case of Guillain-Barré syndrome in a 50-year-old Hispanic male with bilateral facial palsy as the only neur

SUBMITTER: Ramirez N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8591425 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature