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. 2020 Apr 17:11:308.
doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00308. eCollection 2020.

Long-Term Neurological Threats of COVID-19: A Call to Update the Thinking About the Outcomes of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Antonio Pereira  1
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Long-Term Neurological Threats of COVID-19: A Call to Update the Thinking About the Outcomes of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Antonio Pereira. Front Neurol. .
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Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV; coronavirus (CoV); neurotropism; synucleinopathy.

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SARS-CoV-2 invades the body through the nasal and oral cavities and may be transmitted to the brain via the olfactory bulb and the enteric nervous system (ENS). In the brain, the virus can cause neuroinflammation by microglial activation and also synucleinopathy that can be transmitted prion-like to other brain regions via the vagus nerve [adapted from Fonseca et al. (15)], from Servier Medical Art, licensed under a Creative Common Attribution 3.0 Generic License (https://www.smart.servier.com/), and Patrick J. Lynch, licensed under a Creative Common Attribution 2.5 License (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Head_olfactory_nerve_-_olfactory_bulb_en.png).
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