Electrodiagnostic Findings in Covid patients: A single center experience
Neurology
; 98(18 SUPPL), 2022.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1925501
ABSTRACT
Objective:
Our study objective is to evaluate the electromyography and nerve conduction study (EMG/NCS) findings among COVID-19 patients and look for possible correlations.Background:
Neurological manifestations in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been reported from early features of anosmia and dysgeusia to widespread involvement of the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, as well as the neuromuscular junction and muscle. Design/Methods:
This is a hospital-based retrospective observational study. All COVID-19 patients between the period of 1st January 2020 to 31st December 2020 undergoing an EMG/NCS were included.Results:
Eighteen patients (12 male and 6 female) were included. The mean age was 55 ±12 years. 11 patients required intubation for a mean period of 18.6 days (range 3-37 days). Electrodiagnostic findings were consistent with a myopathy in a majority of these patients (82%). Five of them also had a concurrent axonal neuropathy. In the remaining patients who did not require intubation (n=7), three patients had myopathic EMG changes and one had Guillain Barre syndrome.Conclusions:
Myopathic EMG changes are commonly seen in critically ill COVID-19 patients, especially with a prolonged hospital stay. At this time, there are no neuromuscular-specific recommendations for patients who contract COVID-19. Only time and additional data will unveil the varying nature and potential neurological sequelae of COVID-19.
adult; anosmia; case report; central nervous system; clinical article; complication; conference abstract; coronavirus disease 2019; critically ill patient; dysgeusia; electromyography; female; Guillain Barre syndrome; hospitalization; human; intubation; male; middle aged; muscle disease; nerve conduction; neurologic disease; neurological complication; neuromuscular junction; observational study; peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy; retrospective study
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EMBASE
Language:
English
Journal:
Neurology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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