Electrodiagnostic findings in COVID-19 patients of an underserved population with neuromuscular complaints: case series
Introduction:. Persistent neuromuscular symptoms have occurred in some patients after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection requiring hospitalization. Objective:. This is a retrospective chart review of an underserved patient population referred to our electrodiagnostic [electromyography (EM...
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| description | Introduction:. Persistent neuromuscular symptoms have occurred in some patients after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection requiring hospitalization.
Objective:. This is a retrospective chart review of an underserved patient population referred to our electrodiagnostic [electromyography (EMG)] laboratory with persistent neuromuscular symptoms after COVID-19 infection hospitalization and recovery.
Methods:. A retrospective review of EMG charts from March 2020 to May 2022 was conducted in an underserved county hospital of a major urban city. History of COVID-19 infection with neuromuscular symptoms that began during hospitalization was included in the study. Demographic, neuromuscular symptoms, EMG data, and diagnosis are reported in this study.
Results:. Fifteen cases are included in this series. All the patients were hospitalized with COVID-19, most required intubation in the intensive care unit. Overall, 86.7% were Hispanic, 6.7% African American, and 6.7% Asian. This compares to 57% Hispanic in this county’s hospital population in general. EMG results diagnoses include sciatic neuropathies, brachial plexopathy, radiculopathy/polyradiculopathy, amyotrophy, and multiple proximal mononeuropathies.
Conclusions:. This case series reports EMG findings in patients post-COVID-19 infection in an underserved county hospital population. Interestingly, many neuropathies were not in the conventional compression sites seen with prolonged immobility in intensive care settings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8be0eda10d5d4161896e1e2c8013a23c2024-03-18T06:54:22ZengWolters Kluwer Health - Lippincott Williams WilkinsThe Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine2589-94572023-03-0161172010.1097/ph9.0000000000000006202303000-00004Electrodiagnostic findings in COVID-19 patients of an underserved population with neuromuscular complaints: case seriesFaye Y. Chiou-Tan, MD0Batool Mirabi, MD1Elizabeth Forrest, MD2 a H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX a H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX a H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TXIntroduction:. Persistent neuromuscular symptoms have occurred in some patients after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection requiring hospitalization. Objective:. This is a retrospective chart review of an underserved patient population referred to our electrodiagnostic [electromyography (EMG)] laboratory with persistent neuromuscular symptoms after COVID-19 infection hospitalization and recovery. Methods:. A retrospective review of EMG charts from March 2020 to May 2022 was conducted in an underserved county hospital of a major urban city. History of COVID-19 infection with neuromuscular symptoms that began during hospitalization was included in the study. Demographic, neuromuscular symptoms, EMG data, and diagnosis are reported in this study. Results:. Fifteen cases are included in this series. All the patients were hospitalized with COVID-19, most required intubation in the intensive care unit. Overall, 86.7% were Hispanic, 6.7% African American, and 6.7% Asian. This compares to 57% Hispanic in this county’s hospital population in general. EMG results diagnoses include sciatic neuropathies, brachial plexopathy, radiculopathy/polyradiculopathy, amyotrophy, and multiple proximal mononeuropathies. Conclusions:. This case series reports EMG findings in patients post-COVID-19 infection in an underserved county hospital population. Interestingly, many neuropathies were not in the conventional compression sites seen with prolonged immobility in intensive care settings.http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/ph9.0000000000000006 |
| spellingShingle | Faye Y. Chiou-Tan, MD Batool Mirabi, MD Elizabeth Forrest, MD Electrodiagnostic findings in COVID-19 patients of an underserved population with neuromuscular complaints: case series The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine |
| title | Electrodiagnostic findings in COVID-19 patients of an underserved population with neuromuscular complaints: case series |
| title_full | Electrodiagnostic findings in COVID-19 patients of an underserved population with neuromuscular complaints: case series |
| title_fullStr | Electrodiagnostic findings in COVID-19 patients of an underserved population with neuromuscular complaints: case series |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electrodiagnostic findings in COVID-19 patients of an underserved population with neuromuscular complaints: case series |
| title_short | Electrodiagnostic findings in COVID-19 patients of an underserved population with neuromuscular complaints: case series |
| title_sort | electrodiagnostic findings in covid 19 patients of an underserved population with neuromuscular complaints case series |
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