Rehabilitation of peripheral facial palsy associated with COVID-19 in a child: a case report
| Autor: | Eduardo Freitas Ferreira, Diogo M Portugal, Catarina Matos, L Prates, Nuno Silva, Catarina Peixoto, Isabel Pereira |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics Rehabilitation Palsy Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) business.industry Transmission (medicine) SARS-CoV-2 medicine.medical_treatment COVID-19 Context (language use) Disease medicine.disease Article Coronavirus Paediatric Epidemiology Bell's palsy facial palsy medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1877-0665 1877-0657 |
| Popis: | COVID-19 has been associated with multiple neurological manifestations. Coronaviruses are known to have a neurotropic propensity, possibly leading to various neurological complications, including peripheral facial paralysis (PFP). However, the pathogenic mechanisms underlying neurological symptoms in COVID-19 are not completely understood. This report presents the first published case of facial palsy in an otherwise healthy child secondary to infection with the novel coronavirus SARS-Cov-2, with reflections on the natural course and the role of physical and rehabilitation medicine in this form of PFP. PFP may also be a manifestation of COVID-19 and in the current epidemiological context, physicians evaluating patients with facial palsy should exclude infection with SARS-Cov-2 to prevent diagnostic delays and further transmission of the disease. These patients may have a slower recovery and worse prognosis as compared with those with Bell's palsy. Thus, rehabilitation needs to be initiated promptly, and close follow-up must be assured to identify and address early complications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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