Bilateral foot drop after COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome: A case report

TERLEMEZ R., ÖZEKLİ MISIRLIOĞLU T., PALAMAR KADIOĞLU D., OKUTAN KUZU D., AKGÜN K.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, vol.67, no.3, pp.378-381, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 67 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.5606/tftrd.2021.8194
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.378-381
  • Keywords: COVID-19, foot drop, sciatic nerve, ultrasound, SCIATIC NEUROPATHY, FEATURES
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

In these days of the pandemic, we have faced with the locomotor system problems following severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. While some of these problems are related to the disease itself, some of them are associated with the prolonged immobilization during the infection. Long-term intensive care unit admissions of patients may also lead to various types of neuropathies, extending the recovery period. The real burden of the novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) is still unclear. In particular, after a prolonged hospitalization period, the duration of rehabilitation may be longer to gain independence in daily living activities. In this report, we present a different aspect of the COVID-19 with bilateral foot drop in a 53-year-old female patient. To the best of our knowledge, this case is the first report of both peroneal and sciatic nerve damage following COVID-19.