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Table 1 Patients with SARS-CoV-2 associated polyradiculitis as reported by the end of December 2020

From: Guillain-Barre syndrome in 220 patients with COVID-19

Age (years)

Sex

Onset

LOO (days)

Subtype

CIC

CM

IVIG

AV

Recovery

Country

61

f

B

9

AIDP

nr

No

Yes

No

Yes

China

65

m

A

9

AMSAN

nd

DM

Yes

No

nr

Iran

54

m

A

8

AIDP

nr

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

USA

70

f

A

23

AIDP

nd

No

Yes

Yes

nr

Italy

66

f

A

7

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

Yes

Yes

Italy

54

f

A

21

AIDP

nd

No

Yes

No

Yes

Germany

70

f

A

3

AMSAN

No

RA

Yes

No

Partial

Morocco

20

m

A

5

AMAN

nd

No

Yes

No

Yes

India

71

m

A

4

AIDP

No

AHT, AAR, LC

Yes

Yes

Death

Italy

64

m

A

11

AIDP

nd

No

Yes

Yes

nr

France

nr

nr

A

7

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Italy

nr

nr

A

10

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

No

Yes

Italy

nr

nr

A

10

AMAN

No

nr

Yes

Yes

Partial

Italy

nr

nr

A

5

AMAN

No

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Italy

nr

nr

A

7

AMAN

No

nr

Yes, PE

No

nr

Italy

50

m

A

3

MFS, PNC

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Spain

39

m

A

3

MFS, PNC

No

No

No

No

Yes

Spain

61

m

A

10

MFS

No

No

S

No

Yes

Spain

76

f

A

8

GBS (no NCS)

nd

No

No

nr

Death

Spain

~ 75

m

B

10

AIDP

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Swiss

43

m

A

10

AIDP

nr

nr

Yes

No

Yes

Spain

64

m

A

23

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

No

Yes

France

72

m

A

7

AIDP

No

AHT, CHD, AL

Yes

Yes

Partial

USA

~ 65

m

A

17

AIDP

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Italy

67

f

A

10

nr

No

Breast cancer

PE

Yes

Partial

USA

54

m

A

14

AIDP

nd

nr

Yes

No

Partial

USA

43

m

A

21

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

No

Yes

France

71

f

A

10

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

No

Partial

France

36

m

A

4

MFS

nr

nr

Yes

No

Yes

USA

55

m

A

20

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

Yes

Partial

Italy

60

m

A

3

AMSAN

No

nr

Yes

Yes

Partial

Italy

58

m

AB

0

AIDP

No

No

Yes

No

Partial

Canada

52

f

A

15

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Swiss

63

f

A

7

AIDP

nr

nr

Yes

No

Yes

Swiss

61

f

A

22

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Swiss

53

f

B

nr

AIDP

No

No

PE

No

Partial

Turkey

51

f

A

14

MFS

nr

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Spain

56

f

A

15

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

Yes

Partial

Spain

68

m

A

14

AIDP

nr (ASPC)

nr

Yes, PE

Yes

Partial

Austria

55

f

A

14

AIDP

nr

No

Yes

Yes

Partial

Spain

53

m

A

24

AIDP

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Netherlands

57

m

A

6

AIDP

No

AHT, psoriasis

Yes

Yes

Partial

UK

21

m

A

16

AIDP

nr

AHT, DM

PE

No

Yes

USA

41

m

A

10

AIDP

nr

DM

Yes

No

Partial

Iran

38

m

A

16

AIDP

nr

AHT

PE

No

Yes

Iran

14

f

A

nr

GBS

nr

No

Yes

No

Yes

Iran

49

m

A

14

AIDP

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

UK

68

m

A

5

AIDP

nr

AHT, HLP

Yes

No

Yes

Italy

11

m

A

21

AIDP

nr

No

Yes

No

Yes

Saudi

15

m

A

nr

AMAN

No

No

Yes

No

Partial

Brazil

72

m

A

18

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

Yes

Partial

Italy

72

m

A

30

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

Yes

Partial

Italy

49

f

A

14

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Italy

94

m

A

33

AIDP

nr

nr

S

No

Partial

Italy

76

m

A

22

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

Yes

Partial

Italy

64

m

A

nr

GBS?

nr

DM

Yes

Yes

Yes

Japan

77

m

A

nr

AIDP

nr

AHT, HLP

Yes

No

Yes

Spain

58

f

A

6

AIDP

No

nr

PE

No

Yes

USA

56

f

A

7

AIDP

No

AHT, thyroxin ↓

nr

nr

Partial

Germany

61

f

A

14

AMAN

No

AHT, HLP

PE

No

Yes

USA

75

m

A

nr

nr

No

spinal trauma

Yes

No

Yes

USA

37

nr

A

10

nr

nr

nr

nr

nr

nr

Belgium

60

f

A

22

nr

nr

Migraine

Yes

No

Partial

USA

57

33 m

nr

0–37

nr

nr

nr

Yes, n = 46

nr

Death, n = 1

UK, n = 47

       

PE, n = 1

 

nr, n = 46

 

51

m

A

12

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

Yes

Partial

Germany

34

m

A

4

PNC

nr

Strabism

Yes

No

Partial

USA

71

f

A

Days

PNC

nr

AHT

No

No

Partial

USA

65

m

A

3

AIDP

nr

No

Yes

No

Yes

Germany

74

f

A

nr

AIDP

No

Lymphoma

Yes

No

Yes

Spain

49

m

A

14

MFS

No

Crohn’s disease

Yes

Yes

partial

USA

65

f

A

nr

AIDP

nr

Fibromyalgia

Yes

Yes

Death

Italy

12

m

A

7

nr

nr

No

Yes

Yes

Death

Tanzania

88

f

A

2

AMSAN

nr

nr

PE

Yes

Partial

Iran

47

m

A

7

AMSAN

nr

nr

PE

Yes

Death

Iran

58

m

A

9

AMSAN

nr

nr

Yes, PE

Yes

Death

Iran

54

m

A

3

nr

nr

GBS, DN

Yes

No

Yes

USA

57

m

A

nr

AMAN

nr

nr

Yes

No

nr

Italy

37

m

A

14

AIDP

nr

nr

Yes

Yes

Partial

Iran

41

m

A

10

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

No

Yes

Guinea

76

m

A

7

AIDP

No

Cardiomyopathy

Yes

No

Partial

France

59.2

22 m

A

16–35

AIDP, n = 23

nr

Several

n = 25

n = 5

Partial

UK, n = 30

    

AMAN, n = 2

  

PE, n = 2

   

44

m

A

nr

nr

nr

AHT, asthma

Yes

No

Yes

USA

54

f

A

20

AMAN

nr

Asthma

No

No

Partial

Japan

55

f

A

11

AMSAN

nr

Lung disease

Yes

Yes

Death

Iran

8

m

B

nr

AIDP

No

No

Yes

Yes

Partial

USA

65

m

A

14

AIDP

nr

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Iran

70

f

A

90

nr

nr

RSD

Yes

No

Yes

USA

55

f

A

10

AMAN

nr

DM, AHT

Yes

No

Partial

India

72

m

A

6

AIDP

nr

AHT

Yes

Yes

Death

India

55

m

A

7

AMSAN

nr

DM, AHT, RI

Yes

No

Partial

India

49

m

A

10

AIDP

nr

DM, AHT

Yes

No

Partial

India

53

m

A

nr

nr

nr

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Italy

36

m

A

18

AIDP

nr

AHT, NTX

Yes

Yes

Partial

USA

57

m

A

17

AIDP

nr

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Italy

53

11 m

A

0.5–28

AIDP

No, n = 4

nr

Yes, n = 15

nr

Partial,

Italy, n = 17

       

PE, n = 2

 

Death, n = 1

 

54

f

AB

0

nr

No

AHT

Yes

No

Partial

Spain

58

f

A

14

nr

nr

Disc prolapse

Yes

No

Partial

USA

65

m

A

nr

AIDP

nr

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Italy

73

m

AB

0

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Italy

55

m

A

20

AIDP/MFS

No

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Italy

46

f

A

3

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Italy

60

m

A

20

AMSAN

No

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Italy

63

f

A

15

AMSAN

nr

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Italy

~ 35

m

A

nr

AMAN

No

nr

Yes

No

Partial

UK

49

m

A

11

PCB

No

AHT, seminoma

No

No

Partial

Italy

54

m

A

4

AIDP

nr

AHT, obesity

Yes

Yes

Partial

Spain

54

nr

nr

nr

nr

No

AHT, HLP

Yes

Yes

Yes

Spain

72

f

A

8

AIDP

No

nr

Yes

Yes

Partial

Italy

48

m

A

18

AIDP

nr

DM

PE

No

Partial

USA

46

m

A

18

AIDP

nr

nr

No

No

Partial

Iran

65

m

A

10

AIDP

nr

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Iran

66

f

B

No symptom

AIDP

nr

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Italy

66

f

A

30

AIDP

nr

DM, AHT, arthritis

Yes

No

Partial

Iran

55

f

A

31

AMSAN

nr

COPD

Yes

Yes

Death

Iran

14

f

A

nr

nr

nr

No

Yes

No

Yes

Iran

38

m

A

16

AIDP

nr

No

PE

No

Partial

Iran

20-63

7 m

nr

nr

AIDP

nr

nr

Yes

No

Partial

UK, n = 7

65

m

A

5

AIDP

nr

DM, AHT

Yes

Yes

Death

Sudan

43

m

A

10

AIDP

nr

nr

Yes

No

Partial

Spain

63

m

A

1

MFS

nr

nr

No

No

Partial

UK

61

m

A

nr

MFS

No

nr

Yes

No

Yes

Germany

58

m

B

nr

AIDP

nr

nr

Yes

Yes

Partial

UK

70

f

A

15

AMAN

nr

AHTt, obesity

Yes, PE

No

Partial

Italy

  1. A, onset of GBS after onset of non-neurological manifestations; AAR Aortic aneurysm repair; AHT Arterial hypertension; AL Alcoholism, ASPC Antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 positive in CSF; AV Artificial ventilation; B, onset of GBS before onset of non-neurological manifestations; CHD Coronary heart disease; CIC CoV2 in CSF; CM Comorbidities; DM Diabetes; f Female; HLP Hyperlipidaemia; LC Lung cancer; LOO Latency between onset of GBS and COVID-19 respectively vice versa; m Male; nd Not done; nr Not reported; NCS Nerve conduction study; NTX Renal transplantation; pc Personal communication; PCB Pharyngeal, cervical, brachial variant of GBS; PE Plasma exchange; PNC Polyneuritis cranialis; RA Rheumatoid arthritis; RI Renal insufficiency; RSD Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; S Steroids