Observational cohort study of neurological involvement among patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection

• Published in: Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders Vol. 14; p. 1756286421993701
• Main Authors: Fleischer, Michael, Köhrmann, Martin, Dolff, Sebastian, Szepanowski, Fabian, Schmidt, Karsten, Herbstreit, Frank, Güngör, Cansu, Stolte, Benjamin, Steiner, Katharina Marie, Stadtler, Christine, Riße, Joachim, Fiedler, Melanie, Meyer zu Hörste, Gerd, Mausberg, Anne-K., Kill, Clemens, Forsting, Michael, Sure, Ulrich, Dittmer, Ulf, Witzke, Oliver, Brenner, Thorsten, Kleinschnitz, Christoph, Stettner, Mark
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 2021; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Blood-brain barrier; Case reports; Cerebrospinal fluid; Cognitive ability; Cohort analysis; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Epitopes; Inflammation; Ischemia; Morbidity; Mortality; Neuronal-glial interactions; Observational studies; Olfaction; Original Research; Pandemics; Risk factors; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; COVID-19; Neuro-COVID; Cerebrovascular events

Background: A growing number of reports suggest that infection with SARS-CoV-2 often leads to neurological involvement; however, data on the incidence and severity are limited to mainly case reports and retrospective studies. Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional study of 102 SARS-CoV-2 PCR pos...