Association of Guillain-Barre syndrome with COVID-19 infection: An updated systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The systematic review aimed to determine demographic characteristics, clinical features, lab evaluation, management and complications of the studies focusing on Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) as a sequele of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.

Methods

After protocol registration, PubMed, Web of Science and Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINHAL) databases were searched for relevant articles using MeSH key-words and imported into referencing/review softwares. The data, regarding demographic and clinical characteristics, diagnostic workup and management, was analyzed in International Business Machines (IBM) Statistics SPSS 21. Many statistical tests, such as t-test and the Mann-Whitney U test, were used. P < 0.05 was considered significant.

SUBMITTER: Sheikh AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8053360 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature