id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-270897-fywmv7jg Pattanakuhar, Sintip A Patient with Acute Cervical Cord Injury and COVID-19: A First Case Report 2020-06-01 .txt text/plain 1362 98 52 title: A Patient with Acute Cervical Cord Injury and COVID-19: A First Case Report During the pandemic of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it is possible for rehabilitation physicians and personnel to take care of patients with concurrent spinal cord injury (SCI) and COVID-19. Here, we describe a case of acute cervical SCI resulting in complete tetraplegia C5 American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale (AIS) A with unrecognized, acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SAR-CoV-2) infection. Acute cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) is a severe, life-threatening condition causing functional impairments and affects multiple body systems including the respiratory system. The most common cause of death in patients with COVID-19 is reported to be acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). A non-COVID-19 related cause of cardiac sudden death in this patient could be pulmonary embolism (PE), 5 which is commonly found in patients with acute SCI. ./cache/cord-270897-fywmv7jg.txt ./txt/cord-270897-fywmv7jg.txt