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cord-319920-vn5si7xm	Sampogna, Gianluca	Spinal cord dysfunction after COVID-19 infection	2020-09-30		.txt	text/plain	2524	164	47	INTRODUCTION: We observed individuals affected by spinal cord dysfunction (SCD) after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Case 1, aged 69 years, experienced T10 AIS B paraplegia upon awakening due to spinal cord ischemia from T8 to conus medullaris, besides diffuse thromboses, 27 days after the onset of COVID-19 symptoms. Prior to SCD, all three individuals suffered from respiratory failure due to COVID-19, required mechanical ventilation, had cardiovascular risk factors, experienced lymphopenia, and received tocilizumab (TCZ). The aim of our report is to provide our initial experience with people experiencing SCD after COVID-19 in a referral USU in the Northern Italian region most affected by the SARS-CoV-2 infection. As a consequence of the neurotropic and neuro-invasive potential of this virus, it has been reported that 36.4% of patients with COVID-19 suffer from neurological complications, and up to 45.5% patients in case of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection [14] .	./cache/cord-319920-vn5si7xm.txt	./txt/cord-319920-vn5si7xm.txt