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Neurological implications of COVID-19: a review of the science and clinical guidance.

Lynn TanZhiliang Caleb LinJason Charles RayRobb WesselinghThomas J OxleyJames McFadyenMahima KapoorElspeth Jane Hutton
Published in: BMJ neurology open (2020)
COVID-19 is a significant global health burden. The pulmonary morbidity and mortality of COVID-19 is well described, however, there is mounting evidence of neurological manifestations of SARS-CoV-2, which may be of prognostic significance. This paper summarises the available evidence in order to provide clinicians with a concise summary of the peripheral and central neurological manifestations of COVID-19, discusses specific issues regarding the management of chronic neurological disease in the context of the pandemic, and provides a summary of the thrombotic implications of the disease for the neurologist.
Keyphrases
  • sars cov
  • coronavirus disease
  • respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • global health
  • public health
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • cerebral ischemia
  • risk factors
  • blood brain barrier