Open AccessNeurological complications and COVID-19: A literature review
Author(s) -
Aslam Pathan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neuropharmac journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-3927
DOI - 10.37881/1.611
Subject(s) - anosmia , hyposmia , medicine , disease , epilepsy , covid-19 , coronavirus , altered mental status , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Reported studies from many works of literature state that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affects the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system leads to many neurological indications including headache, dizziness, impaired consciousness, acute cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy, hyposmia/anosmia, hypogeusia/ageusia, muscle pain, altered mental status, and Guillain- Barre syndrome.This review article summarized the reported neurological complications in coronavirus disease 2019 patients worldwide. Healthcare workers should aware of a wide range of neurological symptoms for the early diagnosis and management of the cases.