Logo image
Back
Post-acute COVID-19 functional movement disorder
Journal article   Open access   Peer reviewed

Post-acute COVID-19 functional movement disorder

Alpana Garg, Sachin Goyal and Alejandro P Comellas
SAGE open medical case reports, Vol.9, p.2050313
08/14/2021
DOI: 10.1177/2050313X211039377
PMCID: PMC8366195
PMID: 34408879
url
https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X211039377View
Published (Version of record) Open Access

Abstract

Movement disorders are rare compared to other neurological manifestations of COVID-19. Patients who have recovered from acute severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection continue to have multiple debilitating symptoms months later. We report a case of 54-year-old man who presented with repetitive flexion movement of head which started 2 months after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection. Extensive work-up including neurological examination, neuroimaging, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, and electroencephalogram were normal. The self-reported questionnaires for depression and anxiety were suggestive of severe anxiety and depression. The patient continued to have the jerky movements besides cognitive impairment, frequent headaches, intermittent shortness of breath, sleeping difficulties, fatigue, and dizziness at 1-year follow-up. This case highlights the presentation of functional movement disorder as one of the manifestations of underlying neuropsychiatric condition. Our patient had significant effect on quality of life with high symptom burden which further highlights the struggle and unmet needs of the patients with multiple symptoms after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection.
 Case Report COVID-19 functional movement disorder functional neurological disorder long-term effects of COVID-19 neurological manifestations post-acute sequalae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2

Details

Metrics

17 Record Views
12 Times Cited - Web of Science
Logo image