Diagnostic challenges of functional neurological disorders after covid-19 disease or vaccination: case series and review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Functional neurological disorders have rarely been described in patients recovering from Covid-19 or after vaccination but they are probably under diagnosed.

Material and methods

Six patients referred for rehabilitation of persistent symptoms and/or sequelae of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were diagnosed with functional neurological disorders. A literature review was conducted to identify reported cases of functional neurological disorders after Covid-19 infection or vaccination.

Results

In the current case series, patients diagnosed with functional neurological disorders presented high variability of clinical symptoms including hemiplegia, lower limb unilateral or bilateral paralysis, myoclonus, dystonia, tremor and sensory impairment. Four patients

SUBMITTER: Albu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9685139 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature