The need for neurologists in the care of COVID-19 patients

J Sellner^{1

2

3}, P Taba^{4

5}, S Öztürk⁶, R Helbok⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Landesklinikum Mistelbach-Gänserndorf, Mistelbach, Austria.
² Department of Neurology, Christian Doppler Medical Center, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
³ Department of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany.
⁴ Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
⁵ Neurology Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia.
⁶ Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
⁷ Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.

Comment

J Sellner et al. Eur J Neurol. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;27(9):e31-e32.

doi: 10.1111/ene.14257. Epub 2020 May 12.

J Sellner^{1

2

3}, P Taba^{4

5}, S Öztürk⁶, R Helbok⁷

¹ Department of Neurology, Landesklinikum Mistelbach-Gänserndorf, Mistelbach, Austria.
² Department of Neurology, Christian Doppler Medical Center, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
³ Department of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany.
⁴ Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
⁵ Neurology Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia.
⁶ Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
⁷ Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; autonomic dysfunction; encephalitis; neurological complications; olfactory bulb; stroke.

Comment on

Potential neurological symptoms of COVID-19.
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