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Neurological manifestations of COVID-19 associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A) (preprint)
researchsquare; 2021.
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| PREPRINT-RESEARCHSQUARE | ID: ppzbmed-10.21203.rs.3.rs-694495.v1
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MIS) is a para infectious or post infectious extra-pulmonary complication of COVID-19. Neurological complications are better described in children with Multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MIS) in children (MIS-C). There is a paucity of literature about the neurological manifestations of Multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MIS) in adults (MIS-A). Materials and methods Over a 12-month period, from June 2020 to June 2021, over 350 patients were admitted to our medical and COVID ICUs. Of these, eight patients (2.2%) admitted to our ICU were detected to have a neurologic MIS-A.Results:
Most patients had a stroke (72.5%). Other manifestations included transverse myelitis, COVID encephalitis, acute encephalopathy, rhabdomyolysis and critical illness myo-neuropathy.Conclusions:
Most patients with MIS-A and severe neurological involvement had a poor outcome.
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