RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 COVID-19–Associated Bifacial Weakness with Paresthesia Subtype of Guillain-Barré Syndrome
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A6654
A1 Hutchins, K.L.
A1 Jansen, J.H.
A1 Comer, A.D.
A1 Scheer, R.V.
A1 Zahn, G.S.
A1 Capps, A.E.
A1 Weaver, L.M.
A1 Koontz, N.A.
YR 2020
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2020/06/25/ajnr.A6654.abstract
AB SUMMARY: 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.BFPbifacial weakness with paresthesiaCNcranial nerveCOVID-19coronavirus 2019GBSGuillain-Barré syndromeHSVherpes simplex virusIgimmunoglobulinPCRpolymerase chain reactionSARS-CoV-2Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2