Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome, a post-infectious neurologic complication of COVID-19: case series and review of literature.
J Neurovirol
; 27(1): 26-34, 2021 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1046668
ABSTRACT
Opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome is a heterogeneous constellation of symptoms ranging from full combination of these three neurological findings to varying degrees of isolated individual sign. Since the emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), neurological symptoms, syndromes, and complications associated with this multi-organ viral infection have been reported and the various aspects of neurological involvement are increasingly uncovered. As a neuro-inflammatory disorder, one would expect to observe opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome after a prevalent viral infection in a pandemic scale, as it has been the case for many other neuro-inflammatory syndromes. We report seven cases of opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome presumably parainfectious in nature and discuss their phenomenology, their possible pathophysiological relationship to COVID-19, and diagnostic and treatment strategy in each case. Finally, we review the relevant data in the literature regarding the opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome and possible similar cases associated with COVID-19 and its diagnostic importance for clinicians in various fields of medicine encountering COVID-19 patients and its complications.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ataxia
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Cough
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Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome
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Fever
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Myalgia
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Qualitative research
Topics:
Long Covid
Language:
English
Journal:
J Neurovirol
Journal subject:
Neurology
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Virology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S13365-020-00941-1
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