Concept
SARS-CoV-2 can induce brain and spine demyelinating lesions
Symptoms:
- 54yr CoV-19 patient had anosmia and dysgeusia early, while seizures occurred as COVID-19 complication.
- Two seizures starting from right frontotemporal region and diffusing in homologous contralateral hemisphere
- The delayed CNS damage appears mediated by the immune system
Possible causes:
- The pro-inflammatory state induced by the cytokine storm may be responsible of the activation of glial cells with subsequent demyelination
- Alternative could be the production of antibodies against glial cells triggered by the virus, as a para-infective or post-infective phenomenon.

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Updated 2020-07-24
Tags
SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Biomedical Sciences