RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with COVID-19 infection that resolved without treatment in a child
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e245455
DO 10.1136/bcr-2021-245455
VO 15
IS 3
A1 Kanou, Samir
A1 Wardeh, Lama
A1 Govindarajan, Sandhya
A1 Macnay, Kayleigh
YR 2022
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/15/3/e245455.abstract
AB A 9-year-old boy presented with unbalanced gait, back pain and lower limb weakness. His physical examination revealed almost absent lower limbs reflexes and cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) showed albuminocytologic dissociation. The brain and spine MRI with contrast illustrated abnormal enhancement—suggestive of Guillain-Barré syndrome.The case had limited distribution and it did not progress beyond the presenting clinical involvements. They did not need immunotherapy, self-recovered, managed conservatively using painkillers and gabapentin along with physiotherapy—with a wait and see approach. The child is now almost back to normal after 8–12 weeks.