A Patient With Acute Cervical Cord Injury and COVID-19: A First Case Report.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil
; 99(8): 674-676, 2020 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-517970
ABSTRACT
During the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019, it is possible for rehabilitation physicians and personnel to take care of patients with concurrent spinal cord injury and coronavirus disease 2019. Here, we describe a case of acute cervical spinal cord injury resulting in complete tetraplegia C5 American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale A with unrecognized, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. This resulted in large-scale quarantines of related surgical and rehabilitation staff, and the unexpected death of the patient despite receiving the treatments according to the standard guideline. Rehabilitation personnel who take care of acute spinal cord injury patients with coronavirus disease 2019 should consider the effect of spinal cord injury on the course of coronavirus disease 2019, the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 and its treatments on the course of spinal cord injury, and risks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 transmission between patients and rehabilitation staff, to continue providing safe and effective rehabilitation programs.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Patient Isolation
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Quadriplegia
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Spinal Cord Injuries
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
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Coronavirus Infections
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Phys Med Rehabil
Journal subject:
Physical Medicine
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Rehabilitation
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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