COVID-19 associated nervous system manifestations.
Sleep Med
; 91: 231-236, 2022 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1331232
ABSTRACT
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused a global pandemic in the last year. Along with major respiratory distress, a myriad of neurological manifestations was also reported to be associated with COVID-19 patients. These cases indicate that SARS-CoV-2 can be considered as an opportunistic pathogen of the brain. SARS-CoV-2 enters the brain through the olfactory bulb, retrograde axonal transport from peripheral nerve endings, or via hematogenous or lymphatic routes. Notably, COVID-19 infection can cause or even present with different neurological features including encephalopathy, impaired consciousness, confusion, agitation, seizure, ataxia, headache, anosmia, ageusia, neuropathies, and neurodegenerative diseases. In this paper, we provide a brief review of observed neurological manifestations associated with COVID-19.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Sleep Med
Journal subject:
Neurology
/
Psychophysiology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.sleep.2021.07.005
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