持续的COVID-19后的神经肌肉症状
Rory M C Abrams1, Lan Zhou2, Susan C Shin1
1Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
Muscle & nerve
|July 19, 2023
概括
持续的神经肌肉症状,如疲劳和自主功能障碍可能发生在SARS-CoV-2感染后,影响生活质量. 小纤维神经病变是某些长期COVID症状的潜在原因,但对其他人需要更多的研究.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
背景情况:
- 在严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒2 (SARS-CoV-2) 感染后,神经肌肉症状可能会持续.
- 这些症状可能包括自主功能障碍,感官问题和肌肉疼痛,即使没有像吉兰-巴雷综合征这样的急性并发症.
- 这些持续的症状通常与长期的COVID有关,严重影响患者的生活质量.
研究的目的:
- 审查当前对持续性COVID-19后神经肌肉症状的理解.
- 讨论这些具有挑战性的症状的评估和管理策略.
- 突出潜在的潜在机制,如小纤维神经病变.
主要方法:
- 关于COVID-19后神经肌肉并发症研究的文献综述.
- 分析报告的症状,包括自主,感官和肌肉相关问题.
- 检查潜在的病因因素和诊断方法.
主要成果:
- 小纤维神经病变被确定为一些长期COVID患者自主功能障碍和麻醉的潜在原因.
- 长期COVID中肌痛和疲劳的机制仍然不清楚,需要进一步调查.
- 一系列的神经肌肉症状可以在SARS-CoV-2感染后持续存在,需要特定的管理策略.
结论:
- 持续的神经肌肉症状是长期COVID患者的一个重大问题.
- 小纤维神经病变为某些自主症状提供了潜在的解释.
- 进一步的研究对于阐明肌痛和疲劳的病理生理学以及优化患者管理至关重要.
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