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Possible association between Guillain‑Barré syndrome and SARS‑CoV‑2 infection in children: A case report and literature review

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    • Ilaria Mussinatto
    • Chiara Benevenuta
    • Anna Caci
    • Mario M. Calvo
    • Maria Impastato
    • Massimo Barra
    • Egidio Genovese
    • Fabio Timeus
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    Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, Chivasso Hospital, I‑10034 Turin, Italy, Department of Child Neuropsychiatry, ASL TO 4, Chivasso Hospital, I‑10034 Turin, Italy, Department of Neurology, Chivasso Hospital, I‑10034 Turin, Italy, Department of Neuroradiology, Chivasso Hospital, I‑10034 Turin, Italy
    Copyright: © Mussinatto et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Abstract

Neurological manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) infection have been reported in adults and in children, varying from mild to more debilitant symptoms, including fatigue, headache and dizziness. A series of studies have revealed a possible association between Guillain‑Barré syndrome (GBS), the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis at all ages, and SARS‑CoV‑2 infection. Case reports of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19)‑associated GBS mainly include adult patients, while only a few pediatric cases have been reported. The present study describes a case of GBS in an Italian 9‑year‑old girl with previous SARS‑CoV‑2 infection as a possible trigger, and also conducts a literature review on pediatric COVID‑19‑associated GBS cases.
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Mussinatto, I., Benevenuta, C., Caci, A., Calvo, M.M., Impastato, M., Barra, M. ... Timeus, F. (2022). Possible association between Guillain‑Barré syndrome and SARS‑CoV‑2 infection in children: A case report and literature review. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 24, 462. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2022.11389
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Mussinatto, I., Benevenuta, C., Caci, A., Calvo, M. M., Impastato, M., Barra, M., Genovese, E., Timeus, F."Possible association between Guillain‑Barré syndrome and SARS‑CoV‑2 infection in children: A case report and literature review". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 24.1 (2022): 462.
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Mussinatto, I., Benevenuta, C., Caci, A., Calvo, M. M., Impastato, M., Barra, M., Genovese, E., Timeus, F."Possible association between Guillain‑Barré syndrome and SARS‑CoV‑2 infection in children: A case report and literature review". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 24, no. 1 (2022): 462. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2022.11389
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Mussinatto, I., Benevenuta, C., Caci, A., Calvo, M.M., Impastato, M., Barra, M. ... Timeus, F. (2022). Possible association between Guillain‑Barré syndrome and SARS‑CoV‑2 infection in children: A case report and literature review. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 24, 462. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2022.11389
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Mussinatto, I., Benevenuta, C., Caci, A., Calvo, M. M., Impastato, M., Barra, M., Genovese, E., Timeus, F."Possible association between Guillain‑Barré syndrome and SARS‑CoV‑2 infection in children: A case report and literature review". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 24.1 (2022): 462.
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Mussinatto, I., Benevenuta, C., Caci, A., Calvo, M. M., Impastato, M., Barra, M., Genovese, E., Timeus, F."Possible association between Guillain‑Barré syndrome and SARS‑CoV‑2 infection in children: A case report and literature review". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 24, no. 1 (2022): 462. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2022.11389
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