Neuropathologic findings of patients with COVID-19: a systematic review.
Azalea T PajoRoland Dominic G JamoraAlmira Doreen Abigail O AporRoland Dominic Go JamoraPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2021)
The neuropathologic changes observed likely represent direct cytopathic effects and indirect effects secondary to host-specific inflammatory response induced by the viral infection. Further studies however are required to better elucidate the pathologic mechanism.