LITERATURE REVIEW: NEUROLOGICAL ASPECT OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19): PART III. NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS

Authors

  • Arthur H.P. Mawuntu Staf, Divisi Neuroinfeksi, Neuroimunologi, dan Neuro-AIDS
  • Devina C Mastari Peserta PPDS Program Pendidikan Dokter Spesialis Neurologi Bagian/KSM Neurologi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi/RSUP Prof. dr. R.D. Kandou Manado, Indonesia
  • Albertus T. Lapian Peserta PPDS Program Pendidikan Dokter Spesialis Neurologi Bagian/KSM Neurologi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi/RSUP Prof. dr. R.D. Kandou Manado, Indonesia
  • Agnes K.S. Hermawan Peserta PPDS Program Pendidikan Dokter Spesialis Neurologi Bagian/KSM Neurologi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi/RSUP Prof. dr. R.D. Kandou Manado, Indonesia
  • Mieke A.H.N. Kembuan Staf, Divisi Neuroinfeksi, Neuroimunologi, dan Neuro-AIDS;

Keywords:

COVID-19, neurological complications, high-risk patient

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) not only has common manifestations of COVID-19 infection are
fever, cough, malaise, and respiratory problems, but also neurological manifestations such as decreased
consciousness, headache, anosmia, stroke, seizures, polyneuropathy, and myopathy. These neurological
manifestations support other serious neurological complications found in patients with COVID-19 and
similar coronaviruss, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-1) and Middle East respiratory
syndrome (MRS-CoV). This paper discusses the neurological aspects related to COVID-19 infection,
neurological complication and high-risk neurology patients. Issues discussed in other parts were
pathomechanism, clinical manifestations, and drug interactions Understanding this may help manage the
patient

Published

2021-06-14