COVID-19 Outbreak: Neurological Manifestations Beyond Cough and Fever.
CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets
; 20(2): 101-104, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-940133
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 is one of the most disastrous respiratory diseases (after the 1918 influenza outbreak) spreading in the community. So far, it has killed 7,37,417 individuals. High variability in the viral genome and its greater ability to spread in the human community are badly affecting the comorbid individuals. Although infected individuals mainly possess respiratory issues, neurological manifestations in these individuals cannot be overlooked. The literature search is based on the recent development in the concerned field. We searched databases like PubMed, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect using the keywords "COVID-19", "neurological manifestations", "CNS", and "PNS". The major neurological complications observed in these patients are encephalitis, necrotising haemorrhagic encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, smell/taste impairment, epileptic seizures, and abnormal states of consciousness. COVID-19 infection is just more than a cough, fever, and respiratory illness; it can cause indirect neurological complications in infected patients. It is therefore advised to treat and have a careful observation of the COVID-19 patients for neurological manifestations.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Disease Outbreaks
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Cough
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Fever
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COVID-19
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Nervous System Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets
Journal subject:
Neurology
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Drug Therapy
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1871527319666201120143654
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