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Case Reports
. 2023 Feb 24;11(2):e6988.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6988. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with COVID-19 infection: A case series

Ayman Ahmed  1   2   3 , Rahba El-Amin  4 , Ahmed Mudawi Musa  1 , Muaz A Elsayed  5 , Lamis Ahmed Fahal  6 , Eiman Siddig Ahmed  6 , Yousif Ali  7 , Ipyn Eric Nebie  2   3 , Nouh Saad Mohamed  8 , Jakob Zinsstag  2   3 , Emmanuel Edwar Siddig  6   9 , Sarah Misbah El-Sadig  4
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Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with COVID-19 infection: A case series

Ayman Ahmed et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

In this communication, we reported a series of six patients presented with Guillain-Barré syndrome that associated with COVID-19 infection, which was confirmed with RT-PCR. Here we discuss the laboratory investigation and case management, as well as clinical presentation and outcome of each case. The current report demonstrated the first case series of COVID-19-associated GBS-cases in Sudan.

Keywords: COVID‐19; Guillain‐Barre syndrome; Sudan; ascending paraesthesia; infectious disease; neurological manifestation; neurology.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author reports no conflicts of interest in this work.

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