The involvement of the central nervous system in patients with COVID-19
- 1 June 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Progress in Neurobiology
- Vol. 31 (4), 453-456
- https://doi.org/10.1515/revneuro-2020-0026
Abstract
Coronaviruses disease (COVID-19) has caused major outbreaks. A novel variant, SARS-CoV-2, is responsible for COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical presentations and pathological mechanisms of COVID-19 are broad. The respiratory aspect of the disease has been extensively researched. Emerging studies point out the possibility of the central nervous system (CNS) involvement by COVID-19. Here, we discuss the current evidence for CNS involvement in COVID-19 and highlight that the high pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 might be due to its neuroinvasive potential.Keywords
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