Case Report: Postacute Rehabilitation of Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Cerebral Vasculitis-Like Pattern Accompanied by SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: The main clinical manifestation of the novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is respiratory issues. Neurological manifestations are being increasingly recognized, including febrile seizures, headache, dizziness, and myalgia, as well as encephalopathy, encephalitis, stroke, and acute peripheral nerve diseases. Cerebral vasculitis is rarely reported. We describe a case of SARS-CoV-2 interstitial pneumonia complicated by flaccid tetraplegia due to Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) associated with a cerebral vasculitis-like pattern. Case description: A 62-year-old man was hospitalized for cough, fever, and severe respiratory failure requiring tracheal intubation and invasive ventilation. The chest Computerized Tomography (CT) showed images r

SUBMITTER: Colonna S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7817886 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature