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Possible neurological effects of COVID-19 May 9, 2020 | By Jennifer O'Hara (@jenohara)
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Dr. Allen Aksamit's neurological podcast was informative. In the last 3 minutes of his presentation he mentioned a peripheral neuropathy syndrome which I could not understand his pronounciation or spelling. Phonetically it sounded like " e'" on barese" syndrome. Please let me know the correct spelling. I have peripheral neuropathy and during my recent 'viral infection' I had increased loss of sensation in my feet up to my knees. Thank you .

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | May 9, 2020

@lovee Here's an excerpt from Dr. Aksamit's video starting at 10:26.
"Well there's a lot of things that you may hear about that will be associated with COVID-19 that are not so well publicized. There have been a few patients who have had Guillain-Barre syndrome. You may know that condition. It's a neurological syndrome that affects the peripheral nerves. That one has been now reported in a few patients. It seems to be not a direct infection of the nerves but rather an immune reaction against the nerves."

For further information on Guillain-Barre syndrome, see
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/guillain-barre-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20362793
- Guillain Barre Syndrome: Mayo Clinic Radio https://connect.mayoclinic.org/page/podcasts/newsfeed-post/guillain-barre-syndrome-mayo-clinic-radio/

To connect with others talking about this syndrome, join this discussion:
- GBS (Guillain-Barre Syndrome) https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/gbs-guillian-barre-syndrome/

To talk about peripheral neuropathy, follow the Neuropathy group: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/neuropathy/

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