A Middle-Aged Man Presented with Quadriparesis during COVID-19 Pandemic

Case Rep Neurol. 2021 Aug 18;13(2):529-534. doi: 10.1159/000517914. eCollection 2021 May-Aug.

Abstract

The clinical presentation of COVID-19 is varied: from asymptomatic to severe neurological syndrome like stroke can happen. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a manifestation of COVID-19 is not very common. GBS is an acute immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy that usually occurs following previous exposure to infection. Here, we are reporting a case of GBS related to COVID-19 infection. The reported case presented with quadriparesis and was diagnosed with GBS after evaluation. At the same time, his RT-PCR for COVID-19 was also positive. Interestingly, this patient suffered from COVID-19 2 months before this presentation. He was successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin. The clinician should be aware of severe neurological complications such as GBS as a potentially life-threatening complication related to COVID-19.

Keywords: Bangladesh; COVID-19; Guillain-Barré syndrome; Limb weakness; Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction.

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  • Case Reports