id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-264915-g5ar0pwb Abrams, Rory M.C. Severe rapidly progressive Guillain-Barré syndrome in the setting of acute COVID-19 disease 2020-07-27 .txt text/plain 1596 88 41 There is concern that the global burden of coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection might yield an increased occurrence of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). We report a patient who developed severe GBS following SARS-CoV-2 infection at the peak of the initial COVID-19 surge (April 2020) in New York City and discuss diagnostic and management issues and complications that may warrant special consideration in similar patients. There is concern that the global burden of coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection might yield an increased occurrence of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) (Guidon and Amato 2020) . We report a patient who developed severe GBS following SARS-CoV-2 infection at the peak of the initial COVID-19 surge (April 2020) in New York City and discuss management dilemmas that may warrant special attention in similar patients. ./cache/cord-264915-g5ar0pwb.txt ./txt/cord-264915-g5ar0pwb.txt