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  • Published on: 7 September 2020
    Guillain-Barre syndrome and other neurological complication in SARS-CoV-2: Role of antiganglioside antibodies and treatment option
    • Khichar Shubhakaran, Senior Professor and Head of Department of Neurology Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur, India

    I read an interesting case report of GBS with antiganglioside antibodies in SARS-CoV-2 by Civardi et al1. We are also seeing various complications like GBS, pseudotumorcerebri, precipitation of stroke, seizures etc2 but do not have the access to antiganglioside antibodies but, all those who can afford and get it done we should try for that and get it documented for academic and research purpose in this pandemic of modern time of advanced technology. We may screen for ganglioside antibodies to assess autoimmunity in Covid-19 patients3. The gangliosides are particularly abundant in the brain and in the nervous system; they participate in maintenance and repair of neuronal cells, memory formation and synaptic transmission4. So we have to be watchful in this regard towards impairment of these neurological functions i.e. new autoimmune disorder like GBS, multiple sclerosis(MS), neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders(NMO-SD), chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy(CIDP) etc. and precipitation of neurodegenerative and cognitive disorders in acute, convalescent ant post recovery follow up. Of course the paediatric population is less affected but as the gangliodides also take part in the development and regeneration of neurons the SARS-CoV-2 may affect the growth and development of paediatric population.
    As the intravenous immunoglobulins(IVIg) and plasmapharesis are useful in the treatment of GBS with antiganglioside antibodies the trial of IVIg, and monoclonal a...

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