Neuroimmune correlates of the nervous system involvement of COVID-19: A commentary

J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Aug:78:449-450. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.05.056. Epub 2020 May 27.

Authors

Umit Haluk Yesilkaya¹, Yasin Hasan Balcioglu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Bakirkoy Prof Mazhar Osman Training and Research Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
² Department of Psychiatry, Bakirkoy Prof Mazhar Osman Training and Research Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: yhasanbalcioglu@gmail.com.

Abstract

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Neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19 have been started reporting.
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Nervous system involvement of SARS-CoV-2 are yet to be elucidated.
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COVID-19 may involve both neuroimmune response and direct viral transmission.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus pandemic; Cytokines; Neuropsychiatric symptoms; Viral encephalitis.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
Guillain-Barre Syndrome*
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral*
SARS-CoV-2