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ArticleCureus2026

Guillain-Barré Syndrome Following Seasonal Coronavirus (HCoV-229E) Infection: A Case Managed Without Intensive Care.

Goitom Weldearegay, Tigran Aghabekyan, Ali Arif, Jerome Salvani

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Goitom WeldearegayInternal Medicine, SUNY Downstate University Hospital, New York, USA.
Tigran AghabekyanInternal Medicine, SUNY Downstate University Hospital, New York, USA.
Ali ArifInternal Medicine, SUNY Downstate University Hospital, New York, USA.
Jerome SalvaniInternal Medicine, SUNY Downstate University Hospital, New York, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy often preceded by infection. We report the case of a 49-year-old man presenting with subacute, progressive, symmetric ascending weakness involving the lower and distal upper extremities, ultimately diagnosed with GBS, triggered by human coronavirus 229E infection. The patient was managed with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and close respiratory monitoring in a stepdown unit without progression to respiratory failure or need for intensive care unit (ICU) admission. This case highlights diagnostic considerations, the role of electrophysiologic testing, and ICU triage decision-making in suspected GBS.

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coronavirus‑associated neurologic complicationsguillain-barré syndromehuman coronavirus 229eneuromuscular weaknessperipheral nerve demyelination

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PMID42164222
PMCPMC13186607

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