Post COVID Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) in paediatric COVID unit of Dhaka Medical College: A case series

Authors

  • Naznin Akhter Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Dhaka Medical College.
  • Iffat Ara Shamsad Professor of Pediatrics, Dhaka Medical College
  • Rumana Islam Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Dhaka Medical College
  • Jesmin Akter Assistant Professor, Department of Neonatology, Dhaka Medical College
  • Kaniz Sultana Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Dhaka Medical College
  • Shamima Yeasmin Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Dhaka Medical College
  • Sayeeda Anwar Professor of Pediatrics, Dhaka Medical College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v31i2.73195

Keywords:

Post covid, Guillain Barre Syndrome, paediatric

Abstract

SARS Cov-2 infection presents with mild respiratory illness but has evidence of multisystem involvement in little percentage, though the severity of infection is variable in children. Neurological manifestations may vary from headache, dizziness, olfactory or taste dysfunction to specific syndromes including meningoencephalitis, stroke, and acute transverse myelitis and Guillain- Barre syndrome (GBS). But there is little evidence worldwide about neurological complications of COVID-19 in children. Here we reporting five cases of post COVID-19 GBS with relevant literature review.

J Dhaka Med Coll. 2022; 31(2) : 232-236

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Published

2024-07-09

How to Cite

Akhter, N., Shamsad, I. A. ., Islam, R. ., Akter, J., Sultana, K. ., Yeasmin, S. ., & Anwar, S. . (2024). Post COVID Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) in paediatric COVID unit of Dhaka Medical College: A case series. Journal of Dhaka Medical College, 31(2), 232–236. https://doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v31i2.73195

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Original Articles