Table 2.
Time interval between the onset of COVID-19 and GBS symptoms and laboratory test results
Time Interval (days) | Frequency (%) | Median (± IQR) | Interquartile range | Range (days) | ||
25th | 75th | |||||
< 1 | 2 (3.92) | 10.00 ± 12.00 | 6.00 | 18.00 | 0–21 | |
1–10 | 28 (54.90) | |||||
11–20 | 13 (25.49) | |||||
21–30 | 8 (15.69) | |||||
Total | 51 (100.00) | |||||
Laboratory tests | Patients tested (N) | Status/results | Frequency (%) | GBS subtype | ||
SARS-CoV-2 for COVID-19 | 51 | |||||
Viral Test | Positive | 49 (96.08) | All | |||
Serology Test | Positive | 2 (3.92) | AIDP | |||
SARS-CoV-2 in CSF | 32 | Negative | 32 (100) | All | ||
Anti-gang. antibodies | 30 | Absent | 26 (86.67) | All | ||
GD1b IgG | 2 (6.67) | AMAN, MFS | ||||
GM2 IgG/IgM | 1 (3.33 | GBS* | ||||
GM2 IgM, GD3-IgM, GT1b | 1 (3.33) | AIDP | ||||
CSF proteins | 42 | Elevated | 34 (80.95) | All | ||
Normal | 8 (19.05) | AIDP, AIDP-MFS, AMSAN | ||||
Pleocytosis | 37 | Absent | 37 (100) | All |
GBS* GBS not categorized due to absence of nerve conduction studies, Anti-gang antigangliosides