Shoulder palsy following SARS-CoV-2 infection: two cases of typical Parsonage-Turner syndrome.

Etienne FortanierThomas Le CorrollerMarie HocquartEmilien Delmont Shahram Attarian

Published in: European journal of neurology (2022)

Parsonage-Turner syndrome triggered by SARS-CoV-2 seems to present clinical, electrophysiological and MRI characteristics similar to classic para-infectious PT syndrome, including the time frame between viral infection and neurological symptom onset. Conclusion SARS-CoV-2 might be a new infectious trigger of PT syndrome.

Keyphrases

sars cov
case report
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
magnetic resonance imaging
brain injury