Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid and Microvascular Disease in the Brain: A Case Report.
Catherine DeMarinoMyoung-Hwa LeeMaria CowenJoseph P SteinerSara InatiAshish H ShahKareem A ZaghloulAvindra NathPublished in: Neurology (2022)
Despite the lack of evidence of viral replication within the brain, the presence of the nucleocapsid protein was associated with disease-specific endothelial cell activation, fibrinogen leakage, and immune cell infiltration.