COVID-19 threatens the entire nervous system.

[2greys]

A new review of neurological symptoms of COVID-19 patients in current scientific literature reveals the disease poses a global threat to the entire nervous system, reports a Northwestern Medicine study published this week in Annals of Neurology.

About half of hospitalized patients have neurological manifestations of COVID-19, which include headache, dizziness, decreased alertness, difficulty concentrating, disorders of smell and taste, seizures, strokes, weakness and muscle pain.

“It’s important for the general public and physicians to be aware of this, because a SARS-COV-2 infection may present with neurologic symptoms initially, before any fever, cough or respiratory problems occur,” said lead author of the review, Dr. Igor Koralnik, Northwestern Medicine chief of neuro-infectious diseases and global neurology and a professor of neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

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[SquirrelsHolt]

Oh my! This is worrying but perhaps we should be more aware of just how lethal and unforgiving this pandemic is. 🐿🌈

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It is worrying the impact this virus can have on some people, short and long term.

Thanks for posting 2greys.

Keep well and safe everyone.

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I wish more was being done to make the public (younger) aware of the possible long term ramifications of getting this, especially the worst variety, with the longest time on respirators. I read today of the first lung transplant done, because of this. We do need to understand that it is not "just the flu", for many people.