Colin K Franz, Nikhil K Murthy, George R Malik, Jean W Kwak, Dom D'Andrea, Alexis R Wolfe, Ellen Farr, Melanie A Stearns, Swati Deshmukh, Jinny O Tavee, Fang Sun, Kevin N Swong, Leslie Rydberg, R James Cotton, Lisa F Wolfe, James M Walter, John M Coleman, John A Rogers
We diagnosed 66 peripheral nerve injuries in 34 patients who survived severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We combine this new data with published case series re-analyzed here (117 nerve injuries; 58 patients) to provide a comprehensive accounting of lesion sites. The most common are ulnar (25.1%), common fibular (15.8%), sciatic (13.1%), median (9.8%), brachial plexus (8.7%) and radial (8.2%) nerves at sites known to be vulnerable to mechanical loading. Protection of peripheral nerves should be prioritized in the care of COVID-19 patients...
October 8, 2022: Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation