A Systematic Review of Neurological Manifestations of COVID-19

The coronavirus can infect the upper respiratory tract, sinuses, and nose, and its severity manifests in its respiratory symptoms and neurological and psychological consequences. The majority of people who have COVID-19 present with moderate flu-like illness, and patients who are elderly with comorb...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-08, Vol.14 (8), p.e28309-e28309
Main Authors: Thapa Magar, Sumeru, Lokhandwala, Hatim I, Batool, Saima, Zahoor, Faiqa, Zaidi, Syeda Kisa Fatima, Sahtiya, Saveeta, Khemani, Deepa, Kumar, Sumeet, Voloshyna, Diana, Saleem, Faraz, Ghaffari, Muhammad Abu Zar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cohort analysis
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Cytokines
Disease transmission
Encephalitis
Epidemics
Fatalities
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Headaches
Infections
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Mortality
Nervous system
Neurology
Patients
Pneumonia
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Systematic review
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Summary:The coronavirus can infect the upper respiratory tract, sinuses, and nose, and its severity manifests in its respiratory symptoms and neurological and psychological consequences. The majority of people who have COVID-19 present with moderate flu-like illness, and patients who are elderly with comorbid conditions, such as hypertension and diabetes, are more prone to experience severe illness and death. However, in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, neurological consequences have become a substantial source of morbidity and mortality. COVID-19 poses a global hazard to the nervous system because of its widespread dispersion and multiple pathogenic pathways. This review offers a critical assessment of the acute and long-term neurological effects of the COVID-19 virus. Some neurological problems include headache, dizziness, myalgia/fatigue, meningitis, ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke, and myelitis. Other people who have contracted COVID-19 also exhibit neurological features such as loss of taste and smell, reduced consciousness, and Guillain-Barré syndrome. This study seeks to help neurologists comprehend the wide range of neurologic aspects of COVID-19, as understanding neurological symptoms may help with the management and enhance the patient's outcomes.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.28309