Emerging Infectious Diseases (Dec 2021)

Guillain-​Barré Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination

  • Shih-Chieh Shao,
  • Chien-Ho Wang,
  • Kai-Cheng Chang,
  • Ming-Jui Hung,
  • Hui-Yu Chen,
  • Shu-Chen Liao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2712.211634
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 12
pp. 3175 – 3178

Abstract

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We conducted a multi-institutional study in Taiwan and a systematic review of the literature for reports of Guillain-​Barré syndrome after coronavirus disease vaccination. This condition, mostly the classic form and the acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy subtype, has been reported in 39 cases and has occurred within 2 weeks of vaccine administration.

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