Frontiers in Neurology (Jan 2021)

Progress in Research on SARS-CoV-2 Infection Causing Neurological Diseases and Its Infection Mechanism

  • Lintao Wang,
  • Lintao Wang,
  • Zhiguang Ren,
  • Zhiguang Ren,
  • Li Ma,
  • Li Ma,
  • Yanjie Han,
  • Yanjie Han,
  • Wenqiang Wei,
  • Wenqiang Wei,
  • Enshe Jiang,
  • Enshe Jiang,
  • Xin-Ying Ji

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.592888
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11

Abstract

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COVID-19 has spread rapidly worldwide since its outbreak and has now become a major public health problem. More and more evidence indicates that SARS-CoV-2 may not only affect the respiratory system but also cause great harm to the central nervous system. Therefore, it is extremely important to explore in-depth the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the nervous system. In this paper, the possible mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 invading the central nervous system during COVID-19, and the neurological complications caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection were reviewed.

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