Clinical and neurophysiological characterization of muscular weakness in severe COVID-19.

Francesco BaxChristian LettieriAlessandro MariniGaia PellitteriAndrea SurcinelliMariarosaria ValenteRiccardo BudaiVincenzo PatrunoGian Luigi Gigli

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2021)

Neuromuscular complications are frequent in severe COVID-19 and cannot be excluded by MRC sum scores above 48. Standardized ENMG is helpful in guiding diagnosis when clinical evaluation is not reliable or possible. Elevated IL-6 at admission may be a predictor biomarker of ICU-AW in COVID-19.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
clinical evaluation
early onset
emergency department
intensive care unit
respiratory syndrome coronavirus