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Table 1 Electromyography study showing significant reduction in recruitment patterns in the orbic oris, orbic oculi, and nasalis muscles bilaterally. No fibrillation potentials or fasciculation were found

From: Guillain–Barré syndrome with bilateral facial diplegia secondary to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection: a case report

Side

Muscle

Nerve

Root

Ins Act

Fibs

Psw

Amp

Dur

Poly

Recrt

Int Pat

Comment

Right

Medgastroc

Tibial

S1-2

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

0

Nml

Nml

Right

AbdHaluccis

Med. Plantar

S1-2

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

0

Nml

Nml

Left

Orbic oris

Facial

CN VII

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

0

Reduced

25%

Left

Orbis oculi

Facial

CN VII

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

0

Reduced

25%

Left

Nasalis

Facial

CN VII

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

0

Reduced

25%

Left

Masetero

Trigémino

 

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

0

Nml

Nml

Right

Orbic oris

Facial

CN VII

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

0

Reduced

25%

Right

Orbis oculi

Facial

CN VII

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

0

Reduced

25%

Right

Nasalis

Facial

CN VII

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

0

Reduced

25%

Right

Masetero

Trigémino

 

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

0

Nml

Nml

Right

Vastus Lat

Femoral

L2-4

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

0

Nml

Nml

Right

Ext Dig Bre

Dp Br Peron

L5,S1

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

0

Nml

Nml

Left

1stDorInt

Ulnar

C8,T1

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

Nml

0

Nml

Nml

  1. Motor units had normal morphology with an adequate recruitment pattern in the exploration of proximal and distal muscles in the upper and lower extremities
  2. Dp Br Peron deep peroneal nerve; DorInt dorsal interosseous; Ext Dig Bre extensor digitorum brevis; Nml normal