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Case Reports
. 2021 Feb 18;13(2):e13426.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.13426.

Neurological Complications of COVID-19: Guillain-Barre Syndrome Following Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

Sadia Waheed  1 , Angel Bayas  1 , Fawzi Hindi  1 , Zufe Rizvi  1 , Patricio S Espinosa  1
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Case Reports

Neurological Complications of COVID-19: Guillain-Barre Syndrome Following Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

Sadia Waheed et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Since the first case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, Coronavirus - 19 (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic with multiple neurological complications. In December 2020, two vaccines have been approved in the United States for the prevention of COVID-19. We report a case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) after receiving the first dose of Pfizer - COVID-19 vaccine.

Keywords: covid-19 vaccine; guillain-barre syndrome (gbs); neurologic complications.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Patient’s vaccination record.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Patient’s vaccination record.
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Figure 3. MRI lumbar spine with contrast
Sagittal T1 post-contrast MRI lumbar spine demonstrating enhancement of cauda equina nerve roots indicative of Guillain-Barre Syndrome
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