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Rare neurological disorder, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, linked to COVID-19

  • Written by Sherry H-Y. Chou, Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh
imageCOVID-19 has been linked to neurological problems in those with severe disease.Ralwel / Getty Images

The patient in the case report (let’s call him Tom) was 54 and in good health. For two days in May, he felt unwell and was too weak to get out of bed. When his family finally brought him to the hospital, doctors found that he had a fever and...

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