dressed; the role of complement in innate immunity to viral responses and anti-complement therapeutics (i.e. eculizumab) were reviewed. Conclusions Emerging data indicate that COVID-19 can trigger not only GBS but other autoimmune neurological diseases necessitating vigilance for early diagnosis and therapy initiation. Although COVID-19 infection, like most other viruses, can potentially worsen patients with pre-existing autoimmunity, there is no evidence that patients with autoimmune neurological diseases stable on common immunotherapies are facing increased risks of infection. Guillain-Barré syndromes (GBSs) comprise a spectrum of polyneuropathies characterized by acute (within 1–4 weeks) ascending motor weakness, mild or moderate sensory abnormalities, occas