Post-Covid disorders of nervous system: personal experience

ABSTRACT

Introduction. In the COVID-19 pandemic, high lethality as well as long-term outcomes are getting more and more relevant. According to the accumulated study results, COVID-19affects the nervous systembothdirectly andindirectly. Objective: tostudy the variants of post-COVIDsyndrome basedonthe data fromthe State NovosibirskRegionalClinicalHospital fromJuly 2020toFebruary 2022. Materials andmethods. We have performed post hoc analysis of the medical records of 1,500 patients witha past history of COVID-19admitted following various neurological disorders manifested fromJuly 2020to February 2022. Results. While temporary and pathogenetic association with past COVID-19was revealedin 455 patients, primary involvement of the central nervous systemwas reportedin 91.6%of cases, primary involvement of the peripheral nervous system- in 8.1%of cases, andmusculoskeletal disorder (idiopathic myodystrophy)-in 0.3%of cases. Conclusion. Prevalence of the neurological variants of post-COVID syndrome is still unknown. However, patients with severe COVID-19 are more susceptible to neurological complications during the following six months. © 2023 Sovero Press Publishing House. All rights reserved.