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Imaging Review of Peripheral Nerve Injuries in Patients with COVID-19.

Claire E FernandezColin K FranzJason H KoJames M WalterIgor J KoralnikShivani AhlawatSwati D Deshmukh
Published in: Radiology (2020)
With surging numbers of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) throughout the world, neuromuscular complications and rehabilitation concerns are becoming more apparent. Peripheral nerve injury can occur in patients with COVID-19 secondary to postinfectious inflammatory neuropathy, prone positioning-related stretch and/or compression injury, systemic neuropathy, or nerve entrapment from hematoma. Imaging of peripheral nerves in patients with COVID-19 may help to characterize nerve abnormality, to identify site and severity of nerve damage, and to potentially elucidate mechanisms of injury, thereby aiding the medical diagnosis and decision-making process. This review article aims to provide a first comprehensive summary of the current knowledge of COVID-19 and peripheral nerve imaging.
Keyphrases
  • peripheral nerve
  • coronavirus disease
  • high resolution
  • sars cov
  • healthcare
  • decision making
  • oxidative stress
  • computed tomography
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • risk factors
  • photodynamic therapy