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COVID-19–Associated Bifacial Weakness with Paresthesia Subtype of Guillain-Barré Syndrome

K.L. Hutchins, J.H. Jansen, A.D. Comer, R.V. Scheer, G.S. Zahn, A.E. Capps, L.M. Weaver and N.A. Koontz
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2020, 41 (9) 1707-1711; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6654
K.L. Hutchins
aFrom the Departments of Neurology (K.L.H., A.D.C., R.V.S.)
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J.H. Jansen
bEmergency Medicine (J.H.J., G.S.Z., L.M.W.)
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A.D. Comer
aFrom the Departments of Neurology (K.L.H., A.D.C., R.V.S.)
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R.V. Scheer
aFrom the Departments of Neurology (K.L.H., A.D.C., R.V.S.)
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G.S. Zahn
bEmergency Medicine (J.H.J., G.S.Z., L.M.W.)
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A.E. Capps
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L.M. Weaver
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N.A. Koontz
cRadiology and Imaging Sciences (A.E.C., N.A.K.)
dOtolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (N.A.K.), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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