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ArticlePolish journal of radiology2021

Magnetic resonance neurography findings in three critically ill COVID-19 patients with new onset of extremity peripheral neuropathy.

Imran M Omar, Ankur Garg

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Article in Polish journal of radiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Imran M OmarDepartment of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, United States.
Ankur GargDepartment of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, United States.
Northwestern University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCoronavirus-19 (COVID-19) is most commonly associated with respiratory syndromes, although patients are presenting more frequently with neurological symptoms. When they occur, neurological conditions most commonly involve the central nervous system, and peripheral nervous system effects, particularly in the extremities, have been less commonly described. The mechanisms of peripheral neuropathy in critically ill patients with COVID-19 are likely to be multifactorial, and extremity peripheral nerve imaging in these cases has not been well described. CASE PRESENTATION: In this case series, we describe the magnetic resonance neurography (MRN) findings in 3 critically ill patients who presented with new onset of peripheral neuropathies in the extremities, and we discuss possible common mechanisms of nerve injury, including the role of position-related nerve injury.

conclusionsMRN can be useful in identifying and localizing peripheral nerve abnormalities in the extremities of COVID-19 patients, and patients who are placed in the prone position during ventilation may be more susceptible to these injuries.

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COVID-19critical-illnessMRIneurographyperipheral nerveprone position

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PMID34322190
PMCPMC8297480
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