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16.05.2020 | COVID-19 | Review
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COVID-19 virus may have neuroinvasive potential and cause neurological complications: a perspective review
verfasst von:
Ali Sepehrinezhad, Ali Shahbazi, Sajad Sahab Negah
Erschienen in:
Journal of NeuroVirology
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Ausgabe 3/2020
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Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported at the end of 2019 in China for the first time and has rapidly spread throughout the world as a pandemic. Since COVID-19 causes mild to severe acute respiratory syndrome, most studies in this field have only focused on different aspects of pathogenesis in the respiratory system. However, evidence suggests that COVID-19 may affect the central nervous system (CNS). Given the outbreak of COVID-19, it seems necessary to perform investigations on the possible neurological complications in patients who suffered from COVID-19. Here, we reviewed the evidence of the neuroinvasive potential of coronaviruses and discussed the possible pathogenic processes in CNS infection by COVID-19 to provide a precise insight for future studies.