19 June 2021 : Review article
A Review of Neurological Involvement in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.932962
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932962
Background
SARS-CoV-2
Neurotropism of SARS-CoV-2
Retrograde Axonal Dissemination
Hematogenous Dissemination
Neuroinflammation in the CNS
Clinical Neurological Manifestations
Olfactory and Gustatory Manifestation
Cerebrovascular Insult
Encephalitis and Meningoencephalitis
PNS Manifestations
Psychiatric Manifestations
Mechanisms Related to Neurological Complications
Direct Viral Damage
Indirect Systemic Damage
Long COVID? A Glimpse into the Neuronal System
Conclusions
References