College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Keywords
COVID-19, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, paraparesis
Date of Presentation
5-6-2021 12:00 AM
Poster Abstract
We report a case of a 72-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with a complaint of generalized weakness. The patient was found to have ascending muscle weakness and subsequently diagnosed with Covid-19 related Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Our patient was negative for Campylobacter jejuni. It is noteworthy that the patient did not have fever, respiratory symptoms or loss of the sensation of taste.
Disciplines
Emergency Medicine | Infectious Disease | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nervous System Diseases | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Virus Diseases
Included in
Emergency Medicine Commons, Infectious Disease Commons, Nervous System Diseases Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons, Virus Diseases Commons
Case Report: Covid-19 Associated Guillain-Barre Syndrome
We report a case of a 72-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with a complaint of generalized weakness. The patient was found to have ascending muscle weakness and subsequently diagnosed with Covid-19 related Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Our patient was negative for Campylobacter jejuni. It is noteworthy that the patient did not have fever, respiratory symptoms or loss of the sensation of taste.
