Covid-19 infection may prompt Guillain-Barré syndrome
A rare neurological condition that can cause paralysis may occasionally be triggered by Covid-19 infection, a new study reveals.
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A rare neurological condition that can cause paralysis may occasionally be triggered by Covid-19 infection, a new study reveals.
Reports raise alarm over Huawei access to Dutch networks Espionage accusations raise security questions for Netherlands organisations using Chinese supplier’s equipment and services Share this item with your network: By A secret report from 2010 – now in the hands of Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant – shows that Chinese supplier Huawei had free access to telephone numbers and calls on the network of Netherlands telecom provider KPN. The company also had unlimited access to millions of customer details of KPN’s subsidiary, Telfort. The Dutch Parliament has asked questions and t...
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No association between COVID-19 and Guillain-Barré syndrome Neuroscientists at UCL have found no significant association between COVID-19 and the potentially paralysing and sometimes fatal neurological condition Guillain-Barré syndrome. Researchers say the findings, published in the journal Brain*, along with a linked scientific commentary** by UCL and other international experts, should provide the public with reassurance, as the UK's national coronavirus vaccination programme is rolled out. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare but serious autoimmune condition that attacks the periphe...