2019-NCoV: What Every Neurologist Should Know ?

Nitika Mahajan, Monika Singla, Balveen Singh, Venkatesh Sajja, Parth Bansal, Birinder Paul, Parveen Goel, Rahul Midha, Rajinder Bansal, Gagandeep SinghAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology 2020 23(7):28-32The 2019 novel Corona Virus pandemic beginning from Wuhan, China primarily affects the respiratory tract but its has impacted clinical practice across a range of specialities including neurology. We review the bearing of the 2019 NCoV infection on neurological practice. Neurological manifestations are less common than respiratory manifestations, yet conspicuous, affecting nearly over a third of hospitalized individuals. These may be classified in to early - headache, dizziness, hyposmia and hypogeusia and late - encephalopathy. Rarely but surely, a very small proportion of infected individuals might present with stroke. Certain neurological conditions, including cerebrovascular disease in both China and Italy and dementia in Italy predispose to infection and more severe manifestations, requiring intensive care unit admission. There is no convincing evidence that the manifestations, course and outcome of various neurological disorders is impacted by 2019 nCoV infection. Concerns of an increased risk of febrile seizures offset by a reduced frequency of infection in the paediatric age group. Individuals with multiple sclerosis might potentially experience both true and pseudorelapses. Besides a direct effect, 2019 nCoV has tremendously affected neurological care by disrupting t...
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research