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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul;267(7):1877-1879.
doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-09849-6. Epub 2020 Apr 24.

Guillain-Barré syndrome following COVID-19: new infection, old complication?

Marina Padroni  1 , Vincenzo Mastrangelo  2 , Gian Maria Asioli  2 , Lucia Pavolucci  1 , Samir Abu-Rumeileh  3 , Maria Grazia Piscaglia  1 , Pietro Querzani  1 , Claudio Callegarini  1 , Matteo Foschi  4
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Case Reports

Guillain-Barré syndrome following COVID-19: new infection, old complication?

Marina Padroni et al. J Neurol. 2020 Jul.
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The Authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to the manuscript.

Figures

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Timeline of clinical events and diagnostic investigations. COVID-19 coronavirus disease-2019, GBS Guillain-Barré syndrome, LP lumbar puncture, IVIg intravenous immunoglobulin, MV mechanical ventilation
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