Patients recovering from COVID-19 pneumonia at a sub-acute admissions unit exhibit profound muscular weakness

Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2021 Apr;57(2):310-312. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.20.06582-X. Epub 2020 Nov 20.

Authors

Davide DI Pietro¹, Alberto Luisa², Michele Vitacca³

Affiliations

¹ Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Neurological Rehabilitation of the Institute of Lumezzane, Lumezzane, Brescia, Italy - davide.dipietro@icsmaugeri.it.
² Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Neurological Rehabilitation of the Institute of Lumezzane, Lumezzane, Brescia, Italy.
³ Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Respiratory Rehabilitation of the Institute of Lumezzane, Lumezzane, Brescia, Italy.

PMID: 33215906
DOI: 10.23736/S1973-9087.20.06582-X

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / complications*
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / rehabilitation
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Muscle Weakness / etiology*
Muscle Weakness / rehabilitation
Pandemics*
SARS-CoV-2*