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

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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 adequately assess the effects of COVID-19 on brain health. We aimed to provide robust estimates of incidence rates and relative risks of neurological and psychiatric […]

Multiple Early Factors Anticipate Post-Acute COVID-19 Sequelae

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Authors: Yapeng Su 28, Dan Yuan 28, Daniel G. Chen 28,Mark M. Davis, Jason D. Goldman, James R. Heath 29 Highlights Longitudinal multiomics associate PASC with autoantibodies, viremia and comorbidities Reactivation of latent viruses during initial infection may contribute to PASC Subclinical autoantibodies negatively correlate with anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies Gastrointestinal PASC uniquely present with post-acute expansion of cytotoxic T cells […]

13 ways that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein causes damage

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Authors: Posted on January 13, 2022 by Jesse Santiano, M.D. The SARS-CoV-2 virus has four structural proteins. The spike, membrane, envelop, and nucleocapsid proteins. The spike protein protrudes from the middle of the coronavirus and attaches to the ACE2 receptor of cells to start the process of cell entry, replication, and infection. The two major parts of the […]

Meningoencephalitis associated with COVID-19: a systematic review

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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 reported worldwide. Here we venture out to summarize the clinical profile, investigations, and radiological findings among patients with SARS-CoV-2-associated meningoencephalitis in the form of a […]

Coronavirus and the Nervous System

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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 the typical recovery from COVID-19? What are possible long-term neurological complications of COVID-19? How do the long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection/COVID-19 relate […]