COVID-19: Screening and triage challenges in people with disability due to Spinal Cord Injury

Radha Korupolu; Argyrios Stampas; Carlee Gibbons; Isaac Hernandez Jimenez; Felicia Skelton; Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez

doi:10.1038/s41394-020-0284-7

COVID-19: Screening and triage challenges in people with disability due to Spinal Cord Injury

Radha Korupolu, Argyrios Stampas, Carlee Gibbons, Isaac Hernandez Jimenez, Felicia Skelton, Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

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Abstract

An outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan has rapidly become a global public health pandemic. As of March 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has described priority levels for testing patients with suspected COVID-19 and information on when to seek medical attention. However, there is a paucity of further guidance for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) who may not present with typical symptoms of COVID-19 due to altered physiology. This may pose challenges with surveillance, risk stratification, and initial management of this vulnerable population. In this point-counterpoint discussion, we outline important differences in presentation along with COVID-19 cases co-morbid with SCI.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	35
Journal	Spinal Cord Series and Cases
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41394-020-0284-7
State	Published - Dec 2020

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