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Peripheral Nervous System Manifestations Associated with COVID-19

Sasan Andalib1, José Biller2, Mario Di Napoli3

  • 1Research Unit of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Department of Clinical Research, Odense University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports
|February 15, 2021
PubMed
Summary

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can affect the peripheral nervous system (PNS), causing nerve pain, muscle injury, and neurological disorders like Guillain-Barré syndrome. This review details the broad spectrum of PNS manifestations linked to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Keywords:
COVID-19Peripheral nervous system manifestationsSARS-CoV-2

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