Thursday, December 10, 2020

COVID-19 may also invade the central nervous system, cause neurological illnesses


https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/cc-cma121020.php

 

News Release 10-Dec-2020
Cleveland Clinic

 

COVID-19 is known primarily as a respiratory disease, with symptoms that include cough, shortness of breath, and, in severe cases, acute respiratory distress syndrome and pneumonia. Now, researchers from Cleveland Clinic's Department of Biomedical Engineering note in a recent review that infection with the coronavirus may also affect the central nervous system and cause corresponding neurological disorders, including ischemic stroke, encephalitis, encephalopathy and epileptic seizures.

According to the review--published in Cells and authored by Chaitali Ghosh, PhD, and Aneesha Achar--the symptoms of COVID-19-related neurological manifestations include dizziness, headache, a loss of consciousness and ataxia (loss of balance and muscle control).


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