Quantitative muscle MRI depicts microstructural abnormalities but no signs of inflammation or dystrophy in Post COVID-19 condition.
Elena K Enax-KrumovaJohannes ForstingMarlena RohmPeter SchwenkreisMartin TegenthoffChristine H Meyer-FrießemLara SchlaffkePublished in: European journal of neurology (2023)
Quantitative muscle MRI did not depict any signs of ongoing inflammation or dystrophic process of the skeletal muscles in PCC patients. However, differences observed in muscle DTI depicts microstructural abnormalities, which may reflect potentially reversible fiber hypotrophy due to deconditioning. Further longitudinal and interventional studies should prove this hypothesis.
Keyphrases
- skeletal muscle
- white matter
- oxidative stress
- end stage renal disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- ejection fraction
- sars cov
- newly diagnosed
- coronavirus disease
- chronic kidney disease
- high resolution
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- early onset
- multiple sclerosis
- cross sectional
- patient reported outcomes