Myoclonus in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Multicenter Case Series.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the risk factors for and outcomes after myoclonus in a cohort of patients with coronavirus disease 2019.

Design

Multicenter case series.

Setting

Three tertiary care hospitals in Massachusetts, Georgia, and Virginia.

Patients

Eight patients with clinical myoclonus in the setting of coronavirus disease 2019.

Interventions & measurements and main results

Outcomes in patients with myoclonus were variable, with one patient who died during the study period and five who were successfully extubated cognitively intact and without focal neurologic deficits. In five cases, the myoclonus completely resolved within 2 days of onset, while in three cases, it persisted for 10 days or longer. Seven patients experienced significant metabolic derange

SUBMITTER: Anand P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7448712 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature