Neurological Involvement in COVID-19 Among Non-Hospitalized Adolescents and Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is prevalent among young people, and neurological involvement has been reported. We investigated neurological symptoms, cognitive test results, and biomarkers of brain injury, as well as associations between these variables in non-hospitalized adolescents and young adults with COVID-19.

Methods

This study reports baseline findings from an ongoing observational cohort study of COVID-19 cases and non-COVID controls aged 12-25 years (Clinical Trials ID: NCT04686734). Symptoms were charted using a standardized questionnaire. Cognitive performance was evaluated by applying tests of working memory, verbal learning, delayed recall, and recognition. The brain injury biomarkers, neurofilament light chain (NfL) and glial fibrillary acid

SUBMITTER: Havdal LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9257204 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature