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Neuroinvasion of COVID-19 pandemic: New Findings.

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Neuropsychiatric diseases
Neurosurgery.

Abstract

The fast invasion of coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) attributed to severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is becoming international major health problem. It has been defined as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March this year. Nearly all COVID-19 patients have dyspnea as the most prominent symptom. Neurologic manifestations may also present such as anosmia, headache, confusion, encephalitis Guillain Barre syndrome and cerebrovascular stroke. Coronaviruses are well known to be neuroinvasive. Accumulating proof is present that coronaviruses disease is not consistently restricted area of respiratory system. The nervous system may be involved in vulnerable patients and may cause severe complications and death. Post-infectious, autoimmune complications in the recovery period may also happen. It is of highly importance to understand and identify neurologic burden of to help treatment strategies as the current pandemic continues to grow. Many recent reports confirmed central nervous system involvement in COVID-19 infected patients. We will try to explore the neurologic symptoms and complications of the new mysterious outbreak.

DOI

10.21608/smj.2020.29704.1159

Keywords

neurology, COVID-19, manifestations

Authors

First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

Abdellatif

MiddleName

Gamal

Affiliation

Mohammed G. Abdellatif Neurology and Psychological Medicine department; Sohag Faculty of Medicine; Sohag University

Email

docadam2006@yahoo.com

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Arafa

MiddleName

Gamal

Affiliation

Neurology and Psychological Medicine department, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University

Email

ahmed.ahelaly@gmail.com

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Volume

24

Article Issue

3

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16406

Issue Date

2020-07-01

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2020-05-09

Publish Date

2020-07-01

Page Start

18

Page End

22

Print ISSN

1687-8353

Online ISSN

2682-4159

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785

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Publication Title

Sohag Medical Journal

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22 Jan 2023