Neurological Deficits of Coronavirus Disease-19: A Systematic Literature Review
Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences
; 16(3):7-11, 2022.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1791226
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To review neurological aspects of patients infected with COVID-19 including neurological dysfunctions and possible pathophysiology.Methods:
A systematic review of articlesfrom PubMed, Ovid MEDLIN, DOAJ databases and grey literature included the WHO-COVID-19 database, and medRxiv.Articles published from January 2020 until June 2020 were included in the review. Out of the226 titles and s, 213 were identified after the removing duplicates. With a screening of 119 studies carried by all authors, 83 full-text articles were assessed based on inclusion criteria of the neurological perspectives with COVID-19. Subsequently, 45 texts were removed. A total of 38 studies were included in the last scrutiny.Specifically, case reports, cohort studies, and case series were includedResults:
Reviewed evidence was presented in textual and tabulated format, which includes methodology, characteristics of included studies and summary of findings. Correlational evidence of COVID-19 disease and neurological dysfunctions with possible pathophysiology isreviewed.Conclusion:
The findings provide evidence for physicians and neurologists working with COVID-19 patients about the possible probable complications and clinical presentations due to the SARS-CoV-2 infection.
adult; case study; cohort analysis; complication; coronavirus disease 2019; critical illness; female; grey literature; human; male; Medline; neurologic disease; neurologist; neurology; nonhuman; physician; respiratory tract disease; review; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; systematic review
Full text:
Available
Collection:
Databases of international organizations
Database:
EMBASE
Type of study:
Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Language:
English
Journal:
Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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