Chronic subclinical spondylotic myelopathy exacerbated by COVID-19: A case report
Introduction: Besides typical respiratory symptoms, the coronavirus disease 2019, also known as COVID-19, is characterized by a wide range of neurological symptoms that result from the injury of the brain and peripheral nerves. Only a few reports have described the involvement of the spinal cord amo...
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| author | Parménides Guadarrama-Ortiz José Alberto Choreño-Parra Francisco Javier Pacheco-Sánchez Jesús Manuel Ponce-Sánchez Gabriela García-Quintero Patricia E. Rodríguez-Muñoz Ángel Daniel Prieto-Rivera |
| author_facet | Parménides Guadarrama-Ortiz José Alberto Choreño-Parra Francisco Javier Pacheco-Sánchez Jesús Manuel Ponce-Sánchez Gabriela García-Quintero Patricia E. Rodríguez-Muñoz Ángel Daniel Prieto-Rivera |
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| description | Introduction: Besides typical respiratory symptoms, the coronavirus disease 2019, also known as COVID-19, is characterized by a wide range of neurological symptoms that result from the injury of the brain and peripheral nerves. Only a few reports have described the involvement of the spinal cord among COVID-19 patients. Furthermore, little is known about the risk of individuals with chronic degenerative conditions of the spine for acute neurological complications of COVID-19. Case presentation: Here, we describe the case of a 73-year-old man with a subclinical cervical multifocal spondylotic myelopathy that manifested neurological symptoms of spinal cord injury only some days after getting infected with SARS-CoV-2. The patient did not show any data associated with respiratory involvement and improved clinically after decompressive spinal surgery and administration of steroids. Conclusions: This is the first reported case of an acute exacerbation of a chronic degenerative condition of the spine caused by COVID-19. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eed9343f395f4cd4bbaebcac94383e082022-12-21T19:45:32ZengElsevierInterdisciplinary Neurosurgery2214-75192021-03-0123100896Chronic subclinical spondylotic myelopathy exacerbated by COVID-19: A case reportParménides Guadarrama-Ortiz0José Alberto Choreño-Parra1Francisco Javier Pacheco-Sánchez2Jesús Manuel Ponce-Sánchez3Gabriela García-Quintero4Patricia E. Rodríguez-Muñoz5Ángel Daniel Prieto-Rivera6Corresponding author.; Department of Neurosurgery, Centro Especializado en Neurocirugía y Neurociencias México (CENNM), Mexico City, MexicoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Centro Especializado en Neurocirugía y Neurociencias México (CENNM), Mexico City, MexicoInternado Médico de Pregrado, Centro Especializado en Neurocirugía y Neurociencias México (CENNM), Mexico City, Mexico; Escuela Nacional de Medicina y Homeopatía, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, MexicoHospital de Especialidades “Dr. Bernardo Sepúlveda Gutiérrez”, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, MexicoInternado Médico de Pregrado, Centro Especializado en Neurocirugía y Neurociencias México (CENNM), Mexico City, Mexico; Escuela Nacional de Medicina y Homeopatía, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, MexicoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Centro Especializado en Neurocirugía y Neurociencias México (CENNM), Mexico City, MexicoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Centro Especializado en Neurocirugía y Neurociencias México (CENNM), Mexico City, MexicoIntroduction: Besides typical respiratory symptoms, the coronavirus disease 2019, also known as COVID-19, is characterized by a wide range of neurological symptoms that result from the injury of the brain and peripheral nerves. Only a few reports have described the involvement of the spinal cord among COVID-19 patients. Furthermore, little is known about the risk of individuals with chronic degenerative conditions of the spine for acute neurological complications of COVID-19. Case presentation: Here, we describe the case of a 73-year-old man with a subclinical cervical multifocal spondylotic myelopathy that manifested neurological symptoms of spinal cord injury only some days after getting infected with SARS-CoV-2. The patient did not show any data associated with respiratory involvement and improved clinically after decompressive spinal surgery and administration of steroids. Conclusions: This is the first reported case of an acute exacerbation of a chronic degenerative condition of the spine caused by COVID-19.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751920304576COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Cervical spondylitisCompressive myelopathySpinal surgery |
| spellingShingle | Parménides Guadarrama-Ortiz José Alberto Choreño-Parra Francisco Javier Pacheco-Sánchez Jesús Manuel Ponce-Sánchez Gabriela García-Quintero Patricia E. Rodríguez-Muñoz Ángel Daniel Prieto-Rivera Chronic subclinical spondylotic myelopathy exacerbated by COVID-19: A case report Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Cervical spondylitis Compressive myelopathy Spinal surgery |
| title | Chronic subclinical spondylotic myelopathy exacerbated by COVID-19: A case report |
| title_full | Chronic subclinical spondylotic myelopathy exacerbated by COVID-19: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Chronic subclinical spondylotic myelopathy exacerbated by COVID-19: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chronic subclinical spondylotic myelopathy exacerbated by COVID-19: A case report |
| title_short | Chronic subclinical spondylotic myelopathy exacerbated by COVID-19: A case report |
| title_sort | chronic subclinical spondylotic myelopathy exacerbated by covid 19 a case report |
| topic | COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Cervical spondylitis Compressive myelopathy Spinal surgery |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751920304576 |
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