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Case Reports
. 2020 Oct 1;23(10):718-721.
doi: 10.34172/aim.2020.93.

A Rare Axonal Variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome as a Neurological Complication of COVID-19 Infection

Mojgan Agha Abbaslou  1 , Maryam Karbasi  1 , Hossein Mozhdehipanah  2
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A Rare Axonal Variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome as a Neurological Complication of COVID-19 Infection

Mojgan Agha Abbaslou et al. Arch Iran Med. .
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Abstract

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a neurological disorder accompanied by several neurological signs and symptoms including progressive weakness and diminished or decreased reflexes. GBS was reported as one of the several neurological complications in MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV outbreaks. Several studies have reported GBS as a neurological complication in recent COVID-19 outbreak. We report on the case of a 55-years -old female who was hospitalized with dyspnea, dry cough, and myalgia. She developed Acute Motor & Sensory Axonal Neuropathy (AMSAN), a rare variant of GBS signs and symptoms including decreased muscle strength and pinprick sensation in both lower extremities during her hospitalization.

Keywords: Axonal neuropathy; COVID-19; Dyspnea; Guillain-Barre syndrome; Muscle strength.

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