ArticleOrphanet journal of rare diseases2021
A multicenter cross-sectional French study of the impact of COVID-19 on neuromuscular diseases.
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- European Reference Networks - a flagship activity of the EU in the field of rare and complex diseases: from 2017 to 2025.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2026Review
- Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Patients with Neuromuscular Disease and Inborn Errors of Metabolism: A Cross-sectional Study for a Pediatric Outpatient Referral in Japan.The Kobe journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- The impact of COVID-19 infection, the pandemic and its associated control measures on patients with Pompe disease.Journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Myasthenia gravis, respiratory function, and respiratory tract disease.Journal of neurology · 2023Review
- Neuromuscular Disorders Associated With COVID-19.Neuroscience insights · 2023Review
- Skeletal Muscle and COVID-19: The Potential Involvement of Bioactive Sphingolipids.Biomedicines · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundDue to their health condition, patients with neuromuscular diseases (NMD) are at greater risk of developing serious complications with COVID-19. The objective of this study was to analyze the prevalence of COVID-19 among NMD patients and the risk factors for its impact and severity during the first wave of the pandemic. Clinical data were collected from NMD-COVID-19 patients, between March 25, 2020 and May 11, 2020 in an anonymous survey carried out by expert physicians from the French Health Care Network Filnemus.
resultsPhysicians reported 84 patients, including: 34 with myasthenia gravis, 27 with myopathy and 23 with neuropathy. COVID-19 had no effect on NMD for 48 (58%) patients and 48 (58%) patients developed low COVID-19 severity. COVID-19 caused the death of 9 (11%) NMD patients. Diabetic patients were at greater risk of dying. Patients with diabetes, hypertension or severe forms of NMD had a higher risk of developing a moderate or severe form of COVID-19. In our cohort, corticosteroids and other immunosuppressants were not significantly associated with higher COVID-19 severity for acquired NMD.
conclusionDuring this period, a small percentage of French NMD patients was affected by COVID-19 compared to the general French population and COVID-19 had a limited short-term effect on them. Diabetes, hypertension and a severe degree of NMD were identified as risk factors of unfavorable outcome following COVID-19. Conversely, in our cohort of patients with acquired NMD, corticosteroids or other immunosuppressants did not appear to be risk factors for more severe COVID-19.
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