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Finger Drop-Dominant Variant of Guillain-Barre Syndrome in a Patient With COVID-19: A Case Report

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Author(s)
Minsung KangHung Youl Seok
Keimyung Author(s)
Seok, Hung Youl
Department
Dept. of Neurology (신경과학)
Journal Title
J Korean Med Sci
Issued Date
2022
Volume
37
Issue
20
Keyword
Guillain-Barre SyndromeCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Finger Drop
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 that may trigger Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) in selected patients. We describe a case of GBS presenting as marked finger extensor weakness in a 73-year-old woman with COVID-19. Her clinical and electrophysiological findings were consistent with a diagnosis of acute motor axonal neuropathy subtype of GBS with prominent finger dropping. Treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin for 5 days completely resolved her finger extension weakness after 19 months, although other involved extremities recovered earlier at 3 months. This study highlights that COVID-19-associated GBS can present in various forms aside from the classic variant, even in patients without any COVID-19 symptoms. Therefore, it is important to always consider the diagnosis of GBS in patients with COVID-19.
Keimyung Author(s)(Kor)
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Publisher
School of Medicine (의과대학)
Citation
Minsung Kang and Hung Youl Seok. (2022). Finger Drop-Dominant Variant of Guillain-Barre Syndrome in a Patient With COVID-19: A Case Report. J Korean Med Sci, 37(20), e160. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e160
Type
Article
ISSN
1598-6357
Source
https://jkms.org/DOIx.php?id=10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e160
DOI
10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e160
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/44329
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