Vagus nerve neuropathy related to SARS COV-2 infection

A 38-year-old woman with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection developed dysphagia to both solids and liquids. A fiberoptic nasolaryngoscopy and a videofluoroscopy swallowing study showed right vocal cord paresis, tenth cranial nerve neuropathy, as well as oral, hypopharynx, and supraglottic hypoesthesia....

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Main Authors: Jairo R. Moyano A, Sara Mejía Torres, Jonathan Espinosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001980
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spelling doaj-d382fb25b008474597b71282c0b237f42021-09-27T04:26:32ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092021-01-0126e01242Vagus nerve neuropathy related to SARS COV-2 infectionJairo R. Moyano A0Sara Mejía Torres1Jonathan Espinosa2Anesthesia Department, University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia; Corresponding author.Anesthesia Resident Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, ColombiaUniversidad de los Andes Bogotá, ColombiaA 38-year-old woman with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection developed dysphagia to both solids and liquids. A fiberoptic nasolaryngoscopy and a videofluoroscopy swallowing study showed right vocal cord paresis, tenth cranial nerve neuropathy, as well as oral, hypopharynx, and supraglottic hypoesthesia. Orotracheal intubation was not required. The patient was fully recovered after undergoing a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program that included speech and deglutition therapy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S22142509210019802019 Novel coronavirus diseaseCoVID-19SARS-Cov-2Vagus nerveNeuropathy
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author Jairo R. Moyano A
Sara Mejía Torres
Jonathan Espinosa
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Sara Mejía Torres
Jonathan Espinosa
Vagus nerve neuropathy related to SARS COV-2 infection
IDCases
2019 Novel coronavirus disease
CoVID-19
SARS-Cov-2
Vagus nerve
Neuropathy
author_facet Jairo R. Moyano A
Sara Mejía Torres
Jonathan Espinosa
author_sort Jairo R. Moyano A
title Vagus nerve neuropathy related to SARS COV-2 infection
title_short Vagus nerve neuropathy related to SARS COV-2 infection
title_full Vagus nerve neuropathy related to SARS COV-2 infection
title_fullStr Vagus nerve neuropathy related to SARS COV-2 infection
title_full_unstemmed Vagus nerve neuropathy related to SARS COV-2 infection
title_sort vagus nerve neuropathy related to sars cov-2 infection
publisher Elsevier
series IDCases
issn 2214-2509
publishDate 2021-01-01
description A 38-year-old woman with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection developed dysphagia to both solids and liquids. A fiberoptic nasolaryngoscopy and a videofluoroscopy swallowing study showed right vocal cord paresis, tenth cranial nerve neuropathy, as well as oral, hypopharynx, and supraglottic hypoesthesia. Orotracheal intubation was not required. The patient was fully recovered after undergoing a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program that included speech and deglutition therapy.
topic 2019 Novel coronavirus disease
CoVID-19
SARS-Cov-2
Vagus nerve
Neuropathy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001980
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