Expert recommendations for clinical diagnosis and treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 induced neurological diseases

ABSTRACT

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is highly infectious and pathogenic. Although it mainly involves the respiratory system, it can also invade the nervous system and lead to a variety of neurological symptoms and diseases, further complicating the clinical conditions of the patients. In order to assist physicians and neurologists in understanding the pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnostic procedures, therapeutic principles, and clinical outcomes of the diseases, the experts of Neurology Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association wrote this expert recommendation based on present research articles and clinical practices about the epidemiology, clinical symptoms, diagnostic algorithms, treatment and prognosis of neurological diseases caused by coronavirus disease 2019, in order to provide reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment.