Cranial neuropathy in COVID-19: a case series and review of literature

Niraj Bohania; Pranav Ish; Arvind Nune; Karthikeyan P Iyengar

doi:10.53854/liim-2904-15

Cranial neuropathy in COVID-19: a case series and review of literature

Infez Med. 2021 Dec 10;29(4):609-613. doi: 10.53854/liim-2904-15. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Niraj Bohania¹, Pranav Ish², Arvind Nune³, Karthikeyan P Iyengar⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, RR Hospital and Research Centre, West Bengal.
² Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
³ Department of Rheumatology, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, United Kingdom.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedics, Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust, United Kingdom.

Abstract

Neurological presentation of COVID-19 is increasingly being recognised. Cranial neuropathy in COVID-19 is an uncommon and under-diagnosed entity. We report a case series of 4 patients who presented with trigeminal neuropathy (two cases) and facial nerve palsy (two cases) which recovered with conservative treatment along with the review of the literature.

Keywords: Bell’s palsy; COVID-19; trigeminal neuralgia.

Publication types

Case Reports