Recommendations for Patients with Complex Nerve Injuries during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kristine M Chapman; Michael J Berger; Christopher Doherty; Dimitri J Anastakis; Heather L Baltzer; Kirsty Usher Boyd; Sean G Bristol; Brett Byers; K Ming Chan; Cameron J B Cunningham; Kristen M Davidge; Jana Dengler; Kate Elzinga; Jennifer L Giuffre; Lisa Hadley; A Robertson Harrop; Mahdis Hashemi; J Michael Hendry; Kristin L Jack; Emily M Krauss; Timothy J Lapp; Juliana Larocerie; Jenny C Lin; Thomas A Miller; Michael Morhart; Christine B Novak; Russell O'Connor; Jaret L Olsen; Benjamin R Ritsma; Lawrence R Robinson; Douglas C Ross; Christiaan Schrag; Alexander Seal; David T Tang; Jessica Trier; Gerald Wolff; Justin Yeung

doi:10.1017/cjn.2020.191

Recommendations for Patients with Complex Nerve Injuries during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Can J Neurol Sci. 2021 Jan;48(1):50-55. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2020.191. Epub 2020 Aug 27.

Authors

Kristine M Chapman¹, Michael J Berger², Christopher Doherty³, Dimitri J Anastakis⁴, Heather L Baltzer⁵, Kirsty Usher Boyd⁶, Sean G Bristol⁷, Brett Byers⁸, K Ming Chan⁹, Cameron J B Cunningham¹⁰, Kristen M Davidge¹¹, Jana Dengler¹², Kate Elzinga¹³, Jennifer L Giuffre¹⁴, Lisa Hadley¹⁵, A Robertson Harrop⁸, Mahdis Hashemi², J Michael Hendry¹⁶, Kristin L Jack¹⁷, Emily M Krauss⁷, Timothy J Lapp¹⁸, Juliana Larocerie¹⁹, Jenny C Lin²⁰, Thomas A Miller²¹, Michael Morhart²², Christine B Novak²³, Russell O'Connor²⁴, Jaret L Olsen²⁵, Benjamin R Ritsma²⁶, Lawrence R Robinson²⁷, Douglas C Ross²⁸, Christiaan Schrag¹³, Alexander Seal⁷, David T Tang²⁹, Jessica Trier²⁶, Gerald Wolff¹⁵, Justin Yeung¹³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
² International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
³ Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
⁴ Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁵ University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁶ Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁷ Division of Plastic Surgery, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
⁸ Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
⁹ Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
¹⁰ Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
¹¹ Hospital of Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
¹² Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
¹³ Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
¹⁴ Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
¹⁵ Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
¹⁶ Department of Surgery, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
¹⁷ Division of Neurology, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
¹⁸ Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Huntsville, ON, Canada.
¹⁹ Hand Therapy Division, Roth McFarlane Hand & Upper Limb Center, St. Joseph's Healthcare London, London, ON, Canada.
²⁰ Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
²¹ St Joseph's Health Care, Schulich Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
²² University of Alberta, Division of Plastic Surgery, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
²³ Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
²⁴ Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, GF Strong Rehab Center, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
²⁵ University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
²⁶ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
²⁷ Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
²⁸ Division of Plastic Surgery, Roth-McFarlane Hand & Upper Limb Center, Department of Surgery, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
²⁹ Division of Plastic Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Management; Multidisciplinary program; Nerve injury; Rehabilitation; Surgery.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Arthrogryposis / diagnosis*
Arthrogryposis / rehabilitation
Arthrogryposis / surgery
Brachial Plexus Neuritis / diagnosis
Brachial Plexus Neuritis / rehabilitation
Brachial Plexus Neuritis / surgery
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
Disease Management
Electrodiagnosis / methods*
General Surgery
Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy / diagnosis*
Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy / rehabilitation
Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy / surgery
Humans
Infection Control / methods
Neuritis / diagnosis*
Neuritis / rehabilitation
Neuritis / surgery
Neurology
Occupational Therapy
Peripheral Nerve Injuries / diagnosis*
Peripheral Nerve Injuries / rehabilitation
Peripheral Nerve Injuries / surgery
Physical Therapy Modalities
Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Referral and Consultation
SARS-CoV-2
Telemedicine / methods

Supplementary concepts

Tomaculous neuropathy