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Traumatic versus Non-Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Complications and Functional...
Pereira, Patrícia; Tizón, Sónia; Freixo, Sara; Ribeiro, Sofia; Almeida, Gabi; Sousa, JoãoIntroduction: This retrospective cohort study aimed to compare demographic differences, functional outcomes, duration of stay (DOS), and complication profiles between patients with traumatic (TSCI) and non-traumatic (NTSCI) spinal cord injuries in an acute inpatient rehabilitation service. Methods: This study included 128 spinal cord injury patients, 68 with traumatic and 60 with nontraumatic lesions, admitted ...
Functional Outcome in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting After Post-Intensive ...
Ribeiro, Sofia; Almeida, Gabi; Raposo, Ana Rita; Pereira, Patrícia; Freixo, Sara; Soares, Ivone; Gemelgo, Cláudia; Martins Pereira, FátimaIntroduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can cause acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute respiratory failure, requiring hospitalization. The complications and functional consequences of hospitalization at intensive-care units (ICU) are called post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). This study aimed to describe functional outcomes in patients with PICS due to COVID-19 and evaluate the factors that ...
Overcoming Neuromuscular Sequelae After Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Report
Almeida, Gabi; Rocha-Melo, Jorge; Serviço de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação, Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, PortugalNeurologic symptoms can occur in up to 65% of COVID-19 cases. This article aims to raise awareness to such neurologic impairments. We describe the case of a 52-year-old patient who required intubation and mechanical ventilation due to severe SARS-CoV-2 infection with acute respiratory distress syndrome. After extubation, he presented tetraparesis, with plegic right upper limb, global weakness of the left upper ...