Uptake of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in human cerebrovascular cells

March 26, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Uptake of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in human cerebrovascular cells

Authors: Bhavana Kunkalikar Mar 24 2022 Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. BioRxiv A recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server assessed the uptake of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)…[...]

March 22, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

A Case Of Shrunken Brains: How Covid-19 May Damage Brain Cells

Authors: William A. Haseltine Forbes March 22, 2022 Thanks to a new study from the UK we are now beginning to uncover the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the brain. Comparing brain…[...]

March 18, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

7 in 10 long COVID patients are dealing with memory and concentration problems

Authors: Study Finds MARCH 17, 2022 The vast majority of people dealing with “long COVID” are experiencing memory and concentration problems — months after their actual coronavirus infection, a new…[...]

February 28, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVID-19 and cerebrovascular diseases: a comprehensive overview

Authors: Georgios Tsivgoulis, Lina Palaiodimou, Ramin Zand First Published December 8, 2020 Review Article Find in PubMed https://doi.org /10.1177/1756286420978004 Abstract Neurological manifestations are not uncommon during infection with the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus…[...]

February 5, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

6-month neurological and psychiatric outcomes in 236,379 survivors of COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study using electronic health records

Authors: Maxime Taquet, John R Geddes, Masud Husain, Sierra Luciano, Paul J Harrison Summary Background Neurological and psychiatric sequelae of COVID-19 have been reported, but more data are needed to…[...]

January 24, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVID virus linked with headaches, altered mental status in hospitalized kids

Authors: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Peer-Reviewed Publication PITTSBURGH, Jan. 21, 2022 – Of hospitalized children who tested or were presumed positive for SARS-CoV-2, 44% developed neurological symptoms, and these kids were…[...]

January 7, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Ischemic stroke can follow COVID-19 vaccination but is much more common with COVID-19 infection itself

Authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9794-5996 Hugh S Markus Correspondence to Professor Hugh S Markus, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge University, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK; hsm32@medschl.cam.ac.uk Thrombotic complications occurring as part of COVID-19 related vaccine-induced immune…[...]

August 22, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Meningoencephalitis associated with COVID-19: a systematic review

Authors: Ritwick Mondal 1, Upasana Ganguly 1, Shramana Deb 2, Gourav Shome 3, Subhasish Pramanik 1, Deebya Bandyopadhyay 1, Durjoy Lahiri 4 Abstract With the growing number of COVID-19 cases in recent times. significant set of patients with extra pulmonary symptoms has been…[...]

August 21, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Some COVID-19 patients have brain complications, study suggests

Authors: Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News | Jun 26, 2020 Some COVID-19 patients, including those younger than 60 years old, appear to develop neurologic and neuropsychiatric complications such…[...]

August 21, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Coronavirus and the Nervous System

What is SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19?What do we know about the effects of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 on the nervous system?What are the immediate (acute) effects of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 on the brain?What is…[...]