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Case Reports
. 2020 Sep;267(9):2492-2494.
doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-09907-z. Epub 2020 May 26.

Post-infectious Guillain-Barré syndrome related to SARS-CoV-2 infection: a case report

Nilo Riva  1   2 , Tommaso Russo  1   2 , Yuri Matteo Falzone  1   2 , Marta Strollo  3 , Stefano Amadio  4 , Ubaldo Del Carro  4 , Massimo Locatelli  3 , Massimo Filippi  5   6   7   8 , Raffaella Fazio  1
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Post-infectious Guillain-Barré syndrome related to SARS-CoV-2 infection: a case report

Nilo Riva et al. J Neurol. 2020 Sep.
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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Timeline of symptom progression. Timeline showing GBS symptom progression and key points in the diagnostic process. LP lumbar puncture, NCS nerve conduction studies
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