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Peripheral nervous system damage in coronavirus infection: a review of the literature

https://doi.org/10.56618/2071-2693_2024_16_1_133

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Abstract

The article is devoted to the issues of peripheral nervous system lesions after a new coronavirus infection. Among the nosologic forms there are mononeuropathies, multineuropathies, as well as polyneuropathies, which are noted both in the acute period and in the development of the post-acute syndrome. A literature review is presented to establish a possible causal relationship between novel coronavirus infection and peripheral nervous system lesions.

About the Authors

N. V. Amosova
North-Western district scientific and clinical center named after L. G. Sokolov
Russian Federation

Amosova Nadezhda Vladimirovna,

4, Kultury Pr., St. Petersburg, 194291. 



S. S. Kucherenko
North-Western district scientific and clinical center named after L. G. Sokolov; V. A. Almazov National Medical Research Center
Russian Federation

Kucherenko Stanislav Sergeevich,

4, Kultury Pr., St. Petersburg, 194291. 
2, Akkuratova street, St. Petersburg, 197341.



N. E. Ivanova
V. A. Almazov National Medical Research Center
Russian Federation

Ivanova Nataliya Evgen’evna,

2, Akkuratova street, St. Petersburg, 197341.



T. M. Alekseeva
V. A. Almazov National Medical Research Center
Russian Federation

Alekseeva Tatyana Mikhailovna,

2, Akkuratova street, St. Petersburg, 197341.



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Amosova N.V., Kucherenko S.S., Ivanova N.E., Alekseeva T.M. Peripheral nervous system damage in coronavirus infection: a review of the literature. Russian Neurosurgical Journal named after Professor A. L. Polenov. 2024;16(1):133-140. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.56618/2071-2693_2024_16_1_133. EDN: EVLDXL

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