Neurological involvement of coronavirus disease 2019: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In December 2019, unexplained cases of pneumonia emerged in Wuhan, China, which were found to be secondary to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) outbreak, a pandemic.

Objective

To clarify the neurological complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection including the potential mechanisms and therapeutic options.

Methods

We conducted a systematic literature search from December 01, 2019 to May 14, 2020 using multiple combinations of keywords from PubMed and Ovid Medline databases according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. We included articles with cases of COVID-19 where neurological involvement was evident.

Results

We were able to id

SUBMITTER: Ghannam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7304377 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature