The Immediate Onset of Isolated and Unilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy Associated with COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Intern Med
; 61(11): 1761-1765, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1951864
ABSTRACT
Cranial nerve palsy associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is rare. We herein report the first Asian case of the immediate onset of isolated and unilateral abducens nerve palsy (ANP) accompanied with COVID-19 infection. A 25-year-old man developed diplopia one day after the COVID-19 symptom onset. Neurological examination revealed limitation of left eye abduction without ataxia and hyporeflexia. Negative anti-ganglioside antibody results and mild albuminocytological dissociation were noted. The patient was diagnosed with left ANP accompanied by COVID-19 infection. The ANP spontaneously recovered without treatment. ANP can develop during the early phase of COVID-19 infection and adversely affect patients' quality of life.
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Full text:
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Abducens Nerve Diseases
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Reviews
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Intern Med
Journal subject:
Internal Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Internalmedicine.9308-22
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