Nerve Conduction Studies in post COVID-19 Patients Without Neuropathic Complaints

Authors : Derya ÖZDOĞRU, Miray ERDEM, Halit FİDANCİ, Zülfikar ARLİER

Pages : 597-603

Doi:10.5798/dicletip.1220886

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Publication Date : 2022-12-19

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: Neurological diseases related to the coronavirus disease insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(COVID-19); are known. In this study, it was aimed to find out whether the peripheral nervous system is affected in patients with a history of COVID-19 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(post COVID-19); without neurological findings. Methods: Patients with a positive history of the nose swap polymerase chain reaction test and clinical signs of COVID-19 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(post COVID-19 patients);, and controls who have not had COVID-19 were included in this retrospective cohort study. Neurological examinations of post-COVID-19 patients and controls should have been normal. Nerve conduction studies including median, ulnar, posterior tibial and peroneal nerves were applied to all participants. Results: Thirty controls insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(14 males, 16 females); and 32 post COVID-19 patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(19 males, 13 females); were included. The mean ages of postCOVID-19 patients and controls were 49.7±10.9 and 38.0±7.6 years, respectively. Age and gender were not different between post COVID-19 patients and controls insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.122, p=0.316122);. Nerve conduction study findings of median, ulnar, posterior tibial and sural nerves were not different between the two groups insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p>0.05);. Conclusion: This study may show that routine nerve conduction studies are not subclinically affected in post COVID-19 patients without neurological findings.
Keywords : COVID 19, nerve conduction study, peripheral neuropathy