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ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2020

COVID-19-Associated Bifacial Weakness with Paresthesia Subtype of Guillain-Barré Syndrome.

K L Hutchins, J H Jansen, A D Comer, R V Scheer, G S Zahn, A E Capps, L M Weaver, N A Koontz

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Article in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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41citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. COVID-19 associated cranial nerve neuropathy: A systematic review.Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences · 2022
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  2. Guillain Barre Syndrome as a Complication of COVID-19: A Systematic Review.The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques · 2022
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  7. A Comprehensive Systematic Review of CSF analysis that defines Neurological Manifestations of COVID-19.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2021
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  12. Neurological Complications of COVID-19 and Possible Neuroinvasion Pathways: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

K L HutchinsFrom the Departments of Neurology (K.L.H., A.D.C., R.V.S.).ORCID 0000-0002-3908-3945
J H JansenEmergency Medicine (J.H.J., G.S.Z., L.M.W.).ORCID 0000-0001-5375-1244
A D ComerFrom the Departments of Neurology (K.L.H., A.D.C., R.V.S.).ORCID 0000-0001-6732-3806
R V ScheerFrom the Departments of Neurology (K.L.H., A.D.C., R.V.S.).ORCID 0000-0003-1424-6127
G S ZahnEmergency Medicine (J.H.J., G.S.Z., L.M.W.).ORCID 0000-0001-7816-9074
A E CappsRadiology and Imaging Sciences (A.E.C., N.A.K.).ORCID 0000-0003-1868-5813
L M WeaverEmergency Medicine (J.H.J., G.S.Z., L.M.W.).ORCID 0000-0002-4649-4718
N A KoontzRadiology and Imaging Sciences (A.E.C., N.A.K.) nakoontz@iupui.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-9902-5675
J.P. Morgan · GBNorwegian Womens Public Health Association · NOAnna Needs Neuroblastoma Answers · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of bifacial weakness with paresthesia, a recognized Guillain-Barré syndrome subtype characterized by rapidly progressive facial weakness and paresthesia without ataxia or other cranial neuropathies, which was temporally associated with antecedent coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). This case highlights a potentially novel but critically important neurologic association of the COVID-19 disease process. Herein, we detail the clinicoradiologic work-up and diagnosis, clinical course, and multidisciplinary medical management of this patient with COVID-19. This case is illustrative of the increasingly recognized but potentially underreported neurologic manifestations of COVID-19, which must be considered and further investigated in this pandemic disease.

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BetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Facial ParalysisGuillain-Barre SyndromeHumansMalePandemicsParesthesiaPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2Young Adult

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PMID32586958
PMCPMC7583115
OpenAlexW3037679510

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