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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Hand Surg Glob Online
. 2021 Dec 25.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhsg.2021.12.003. Online ahead of print.
Ulnar Nerve Palsy as COVID-19 Sequelae in Three Patients
Cristina Terhoeve[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ryan Bliss[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Rasheed Ahmad[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The pathophysiology and treatment of COVID-19 has been at the forefront of medical research this past year, and while great strides have been made in our knowledge of the disease, there is still much that is unknown. Greater than one third of patients with COVID-19 present with symptoms involving the nervous system. The reason for this is unclear, though several theories have been postulated. In this case study, we present three patients with severe ulnar nerve dysfunction following treatment for COVID-19 in the intensive care unit (ICU). We discuss reasons this may have occurred, the etiology of which is likely multifactorial. We are reporting these cases to inform and alert physicians to the possibility of ulnar nerve involvement in the presentation of patients with COVID-19.
Keywords: COVID-19; coronavirus; critical care; cubital tunnel syndrome; ulnar nerve palsy.
. 2021 Dec 25.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhsg.2021.12.003. Online ahead of print.
Ulnar Nerve Palsy as COVID-19 Sequelae in Three Patients
Cristina Terhoeve[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ryan Bliss[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Rasheed Ahmad[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34977511
- PMCID: PMC8709831
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsg.2021.12.003
Abstract
The pathophysiology and treatment of COVID-19 has been at the forefront of medical research this past year, and while great strides have been made in our knowledge of the disease, there is still much that is unknown. Greater than one third of patients with COVID-19 present with symptoms involving the nervous system. The reason for this is unclear, though several theories have been postulated. In this case study, we present three patients with severe ulnar nerve dysfunction following treatment for COVID-19 in the intensive care unit (ICU). We discuss reasons this may have occurred, the etiology of which is likely multifactorial. We are reporting these cases to inform and alert physicians to the possibility of ulnar nerve involvement in the presentation of patients with COVID-19.
Keywords: COVID-19; coronavirus; critical care; cubital tunnel syndrome; ulnar nerve palsy.