July 2020; 7 (4) Clinical/Scientific NotesOpen Access
Guillain-Barré syndrome related to COVID-19 infection
View ORCID ProfilePaola Alberti, Simone Beretta, Marco Piatti, Aristotelis Karantzoulis, Maria Luisa Piatti, Patrizia Santoro, Martina Viganò, Ginevra Giovannelli, Fiammetta Pirro, Danilo Antonio Montisano, Ildebrando Appollonio, Carlo Ferrarese
First published April 29, 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000000741
Paola Alberti
From the Department of Neurology (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.L.P., P.S., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), San Gerardo Hospital, ASST Monza, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy; School of Medicine and Surgery (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy; and NeuroMi (Milan Center for Neuroscience) (P.A., S.B., I.A., C.F.), Milan, Italy.
MD, PhDSimone Beretta
From the Department of Neurology (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.L.P., P.S., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), San Gerardo Hospital, ASST Monza, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy; School of Medicine and Surgery (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy; and NeuroMi (Milan Center for Neuroscience) (P.A., S.B., I.A., C.F.), Milan, Italy.
MD, PhDMarco Piatti
From the Department of Neurology (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.L.P., P.S., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), San Gerardo Hospital, ASST Monza, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy; School of Medicine and Surgery (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy; and NeuroMi (Milan Center for Neuroscience) (P.A., S.B., I.A., C.F.), Milan, Italy.
MDAristotelis Karantzoulis
From the Department of Neurology (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.L.P., P.S., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), San Gerardo Hospital, ASST Monza, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy; School of Medicine and Surgery (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy; and NeuroMi (Milan Center for Neuroscience) (P.A., S.B., I.A., C.F.), Milan, Italy.
MDMaria Luisa Piatti
From the Department of Neurology (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.L.P., P.S., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), San Gerardo Hospital, ASST Monza, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy; School of Medicine and Surgery (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy; and NeuroMi (Milan Center for Neuroscience) (P.A., S.B., I.A., C.F.), Milan, Italy.
MDPatrizia Santoro
From the Department of Neurology (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.L.P., P.S., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), San Gerardo Hospital, ASST Monza, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy; School of Medicine and Surgery (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy; and NeuroMi (Milan Center for Neuroscience) (P.A., S.B., I.A., C.F.), Milan, Italy.
MDMartina Viganò
From the Department of Neurology (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.L.P., P.S., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), San Gerardo Hospital, ASST Monza, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy; School of Medicine and Surgery (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy; and NeuroMi (Milan Center for Neuroscience) (P.A., S.B., I.A., C.F.), Milan, Italy.
MDGinevra Giovannelli
From the Department of Neurology (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.L.P., P.S., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), San Gerardo Hospital, ASST Monza, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy; School of Medicine and Surgery (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy; and NeuroMi (Milan Center for Neuroscience) (P.A., S.B., I.A., C.F.), Milan, Italy.
MDFiammetta Pirro
From the Department of Neurology (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.L.P., P.S., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), San Gerardo Hospital, ASST Monza, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy; School of Medicine and Surgery (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy; and NeuroMi (Milan Center for Neuroscience) (P.A., S.B., I.A., C.F.), Milan, Italy.
MDDanilo Antonio Montisano
From the Department of Neurology (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.L.P., P.S., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), San Gerardo Hospital, ASST Monza, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy; School of Medicine and Surgery (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy; and NeuroMi (Milan Center for Neuroscience) (P.A., S.B., I.A., C.F.), Milan, Italy.
MDIldebrando Appollonio
From the Department of Neurology (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.L.P., P.S., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), San Gerardo Hospital, ASST Monza, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy; School of Medicine and Surgery (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy; and NeuroMi (Milan Center for Neuroscience) (P.A., S.B., I.A., C.F.), Milan, Italy.
MDCarlo Ferrarese
From the Department of Neurology (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.L.P., P.S., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), San Gerardo Hospital, ASST Monza, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy; School of Medicine and Surgery (P.A., S.B., M.P., A.K., M.V., G.G., F.P., D.A.M., I.A., C.F.), University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy; and NeuroMi (Milan Center for Neuroscience) (P.A., S.B., I.A., C.F.), Milan, Italy.
MD, PhDGuillain-Barré syndrome related to COVID-19 infection
Paola Alberti, Simone Beretta, Marco Piatti, Aristotelis Karantzoulis, Maria Luisa Piatti, Patrizia Santoro, Martina Viganò, Ginevra Giovannelli, Fiammetta Pirro, Danilo Antonio Montisano, Ildebrando Appollonio, Carlo Ferrarese
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm Jul 2020, 7 (4) e741; DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000741
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- RE: Guillain-Barre Syndrome Related to COVID-19 Infection. Comments after 16 published cases
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