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COVID-19 vaccine and Guillain-Barré syndrome: let’s not leap to associations

Michael P. Lunn, David R. Cornblath, Bart C. Jacobs, Luís Querol, P.A. van Doorn, Richard AC Hughes, Hugh J. Willison

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Abstract

This special commentary refers to ‘Epidemiological and cohort study finds no association between COVID-19 and Guillain-Barré syndrome’ by Keddie et al. (doi:10.1093/brain/awaa433).

Topics & Concepts

Guillain-Barre syndromeCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)EpidemiologyMedicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCohortVirologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Cohort studyPediatricsOutbreakPathologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Peripheral Neuropathies and DisordersLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Hereditary Neurological Disorders