A58 CRITICAL CARE CASE REPORTS: NEURO-CRITICAL CARE: Zika Virus-Associated Guillain-Barre Syndrome In A Returning United States Traveler

ZIKV has also been associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), an acute autoimmune attack on the peripheral nerves and/or nerve roots resulting in progressive weakness with significant morbidity and potential mortality. ZIKV nucleic acid was detected in the serum at 3 days and in the CSF at 13 days post-symptom onset by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), confirming recent ZIKV infection.