Bilateral foot drop after COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome: A case report
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, cilt.67, sa.3, ss.378-381, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 67 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tftrd.2021.8194
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.378-381
- Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, foot drop, sciatic nerve, ultrasound, SCIATIC NEUROPATHY, FEATURES
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet
Özet
In these days of the pandemic, we have faced with the locomotor system problems following severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. While some of these problems are related to the disease itself, some of them are associated with the prolonged immobilization during the infection. Long-term intensive care unit admissions of patients may also lead to various types of neuropathies, extending the recovery period. The real burden of the novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) is still unclear. In particular, after a prolonged hospitalization period, the duration of rehabilitation may be longer to gain independence in daily living activities. In this report, we present a different aspect of the COVID-19 with bilateral foot drop in a 53-year-old female patient. To the best of our knowledge, this case is the first report of both peroneal and sciatic nerve damage following COVID-19.