COVID-19 Peripheral Neuropathy [Neurosurgery Wiki]

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====== COVID-19 Peripheral Neuropathy ======


[[Severe acute respiratory syndrome]] (SARS-CoV-2), caused by the [[Coronavirus]] [[2019]] ([[COVID-19]]), has become a life-threatening epidemic, affecting multiple [[organ]]s, including the [[nervous system]]. Studies have documented that COVID-19-associated peripheral neuropathy is a common and frequent problem, with central and [[peripheral nervous system]] complications.
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The most commonly associated peripheral neuropathies described with COVID-19 are Guillain-Barre syndrome and its variants as well as critical illness polyneuropathy. We report in this paper the distinct MRI findings of an unusual case of peripheral neuropathy associated with COVID-19. These findings are similar to those seen in Guillain-Barre syndrome or one of its variants, although differing from the classic condition in certain key clinical and radiological features
((Bahouth S, Chuang K, Olson L, Rosenthal D. COVID-19 related muscle denervation atrophy. Skeletal Radiol. 2021 Aug;50(8):1717-1721. doi: 10.1007/s00256-021-03721-y. Epub 2021 Jan 31. PMID: 33517510; PMCID: PMC7847416.)).