Neurological sequelae of COVID-19: a review
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has produced a myriad of challenges, including identifying and treating neurological sequelae. Main body COVID-19 can cause olfactory and respiratory dysfunction with average recovery within 1 month and a minority of patients experiencing symptoms at 8-month...
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| description | Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has produced a myriad of challenges, including identifying and treating neurological sequelae. Main body COVID-19 can cause olfactory and respiratory dysfunction with average recovery within 1 month and a minority of patients experiencing symptoms at 8-month follow-up. Headaches are also very common (up to 93%) amongst patients with persistent COVID-19 symptoms. COVID-19 illness may also affect cognition, although results are mixed. Conclusion While many studies have focused on acute COVID-19 symptoms, more longitudinal studies will need to assess the neurological sequelae of the disease. Furthermore, care must be taken when attributing sequelae to COVID-19 illness and not an unrelated cause. Finally, there is concern that COVID-19 may be associated with secondary illnesses, such as Guillain–Barre, and may even contribute to the development of diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-262224a1be4b4c9cbfa87ba7777f7a182022-12-21T23:30:03ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery1687-83292021-09-015711810.1186/s41983-021-00379-0Neurological sequelae of COVID-19: a reviewChristopher J. Peterson0Ashish Sarangi1Fariha Bangash2Menninger Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of MedicineDepartment of Psychiatry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterSUNY Upstate Medical UniversityAbstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has produced a myriad of challenges, including identifying and treating neurological sequelae. Main body COVID-19 can cause olfactory and respiratory dysfunction with average recovery within 1 month and a minority of patients experiencing symptoms at 8-month follow-up. Headaches are also very common (up to 93%) amongst patients with persistent COVID-19 symptoms. COVID-19 illness may also affect cognition, although results are mixed. Conclusion While many studies have focused on acute COVID-19 symptoms, more longitudinal studies will need to assess the neurological sequelae of the disease. Furthermore, care must be taken when attributing sequelae to COVID-19 illness and not an unrelated cause. Finally, there is concern that COVID-19 may be associated with secondary illnesses, such as Guillain–Barre, and may even contribute to the development of diseases, such as Alzheimer’s.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-021-00379-0COVID-19SARS-CoV-2NeurologicalLong termSequelae |
| spellingShingle | Christopher J. Peterson Ashish Sarangi Fariha Bangash Neurological sequelae of COVID-19: a review The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Neurological Long term Sequelae |
| title | Neurological sequelae of COVID-19: a review |
| title_full | Neurological sequelae of COVID-19: a review |
| title_fullStr | Neurological sequelae of COVID-19: a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neurological sequelae of COVID-19: a review |
| title_short | Neurological sequelae of COVID-19: a review |
| title_sort | neurological sequelae of covid 19 a review |
| topic | COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Neurological Long term Sequelae |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-021-00379-0 |
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