Unusual sensory-motor neuropathies in post Covid-19 patients admitted in rehabilitation hospitals: a case-series

We report the cases of ten patients hospitalized in Rehabilitation Units after COVID-19, who presented severe focal motor involvement. Electrophysiological investigations revealed focal sensory-motor neuropathies, atypical for many aspects: bilaterality, location and contemporary involvement of different nervous districts. We speculate that their pathogenesis is possibly related to prolonged abnormal postures maintained during hospitalization in Intensive Care Unit, virus neurotropism and thrombotic vascular damage involving vasa nervorum.CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: Motor neuropathies could induce severe disability and their early recognition in post COVID-19 patients is of primary importance for a specific rehabilitation treatment.PMID:34542255 | DOI:10.23736/S1973-9087.21.06663-6
Source: European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Source Type: research