MRI-negative myeloradiculoneuropathy following Covid-19 infection: An index case

Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2021 Nov-Dec;15(6):102305. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2021.102305. Epub 2021 Oct 6.

Abstract

Covid-19 associated several neurological manifestation in the form of Post-infectious transverse myelitis(TM) and para-infectious TM has been reported. A 54 years old female patient presented to us with acute retention of urine and upper motor neuron type of bilateral lower limb weakness in shock stage, after 12 days of covid-19 infection. MRI (3T) brain and spine showed no abnormality and Nerve conduction study showed acquired motor axonal polyradiculoneuropathy in bilateral lower limbs. We herein present an index case of MRI-negative myeloradiculoneuropathy following covid-19 infection.

Keywords: COVID-19; MRI negative Myelopathy; Radiculoneuropathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / complications*
  • COVID-19 / transmission
  • COVID-19 / virology
  • Central Nervous System Diseases / etiology
  • Central Nervous System Diseases / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Motor Neuron Disease / etiology
  • Motor Neuron Disease / pathology*
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*