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. 2021 Dec;27(12):3175-3178.
doi: 10.3201/eid2712.211634. Epub 2021 Oct 14.

Guillain-​Barré Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination

Shih-Chieh Shao, Chien-Ho Wang, Kai-Cheng Chang, Ming-Jui Hung, Hui-Yu Chen, Shu-Chen Liao

Guillain-​Barré Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination

Shih-Chieh Shao et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

We conducted a multi-institutional study in Taiwan and a systematic review of the literature for reports of Guillain-​Barré syndrome after coronavirus disease vaccination. This condition, mostly the classic form and the acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy subtype, has been reported in 39 cases and has occurred within 2 weeks of vaccine administration.

Keywords: COVID-19; GBS; Guillain-​Barré syndrome; SARS-CoV-2; Taiwan; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; vaccination; vaccine-preventable diseases; vaccines; viruses; zoonoses.

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Systematic review of published literature in study of Guillain-​Barré syndrome associated with coronavirus vaccination, 2021. GBS, Guillain-​Barré syndrome.
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