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. 2021 Jul:45:649.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.11.002. Epub 2020 Nov 4.

Is Guillain Barre syndrome truly caused by SARS-CoV-2?

Josef Finsterer  1 , Carla A Scorza  2 , Fulvio A Scorza  3 , Ana C Fiorini  4
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Is Guillain Barre syndrome truly caused by SARS-CoV-2?

Josef Finsterer et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Jul.
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Keywords: COVID-19; GBS; Neuromuscular; Neuropathy; Polyradiculitis; SARS-CoV-2.

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