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Central and peripheral nervous system complications of COVID-19: a prospective tertiary center cohort with 3-month follow-up.

Vardan NersesjanMoshgan AmiriAnne-Mette LebechCasper RoedHelene MensLene RussellLise FonsmarkMarianne BerntsenSigurdur Thor SigurdssonJonathan CarlsenAnnika Reynberg LangkildePernille MartensEva Løbner LundKlaus HansenBo JespersenMarie Norsker FolkePer MedenAnne-Mette HejlChristian WambergMichael Eriksen BenrosDaniel Kondziella
Published in: Journal of neurology (2021)
CNS and PNS complications were common in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, particularly in the ICU, and often attributable to critical illness. When COVID-19 was the primary cause for neurological disease, no signs of viral neurotropism were detected, but laboratory changes suggested autoimmune-mediated mechanisms.
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  • acute respiratory distress syndrome