Neurological infection with SARS-CoV-2 - the story so far

Tom Solomon

doi:10.1038/s41582-020-00453-w

Neurological infection with SARS-CoV-2 - the story so far

Nat Rev Neurol. 2021 Feb;17(2):65-66. doi: 10.1038/s41582-020-00453-w.

Author

Tom Solomon^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, National Institute for Health Research, Institute of Infection Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. tsolomon@liverpool.ac.uk.
² The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK. tsolomon@liverpool.ac.uk.

Abstract

As the COVID-19 pandemic developed and neurological manifestations were reported, concern grew that SARS-CoV-2 might directly invade neuronal cells. However, research throughout the year to address this concern has revealed a different story with inflammatory processes at its centre.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / complications*
COVID-19 / diagnosis*
Humans
Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis*
Nervous System Diseases / virology*
SARS-CoV-2 / pathogenicity*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding