Subcortical Myoclonus in Coronavirus Disease 2019: Comprehensive Evaluation of a Patient

Authors :: Giada Rossini
Francesca Rondelli
Maria Guarino
Pietro Cortelli
Lorenzo Ferri
Lorenzo Muccioli
Muccioli L.
Rondelli F.
Ferri L.
Rossini G.
Cortelli P.
Guarino M.
Source :: Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Wiley, 2020.
Abstract: Myoclonus has been reported as a possible manifestation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), yet its neurophysiology andpathogenesis were poorly investigated. We describe a middle-aged man with COVID-19 who underwent extensive examinations for his disabling myoclonus.

Subjects :: congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
business.industry
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Clinical Neurology
medicine.disease
Virology
nervous system diseases
Pathogenesis
Cytokine release syndrome
Neurology
mental disorders
SARS-CoV-2, cytokine release syndrome, pathogenesis, neurophysiology, neurological
medicine
Neurology (clinical)
medicine.symptom
business
Myoclonus

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