Open AccessThe Neuroinvasive Potential of SARS-CoV-2 on the Central Nervous System (lesions in the brain)
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2577-8005
DOI - 10.33140/mcr.06.04.10
Subject(s) - anosmia , headaches , coronavirus , central nervous system , medicine , vomiting , covid-19 , nausea , severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus , nervous system , pediatrics , anesthesia , pathology , surgery , psychiatry , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 could infect the central nervous system like other coronaviruses. Is this related to the cases of anosmia reported by doctors among infected people? The more than 340,000 people suffering from Covid-19 complain of a triad of symptoms typical of infection: fever, cough, and difficulty breathing [1]. But some also complain of rarer ailments like headaches, nausea and vomiting. These symptoms are usually associated with a neurological condition. Are they witnessing the invasion by the coronavirus responsible for Covid-19 of the central nervous system?