Clomipramine Could Be Useful in Preventing Neurological Complications of SARS-CoV-2 Infection

B Nobile^{1

2}, M Durand³, E Olié^{4

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6}, S Guillaume^{4

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6}, J P Molès³, E Haffen^{6

7}, P Courtet^{4

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Acute Care, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France. benedicte.nobile@gmail.com.
² PSNREC, INSERM, CHU de Montpellier, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France. benedicte.nobile@gmail.com.
³ Pathogenesis and control of chronic infection, INSERM, EFS; CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
⁴ Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Acute Care, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
⁵ PSNREC, INSERM, CHU de Montpellier, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
⁶ FondaMental Foundation, Créteil, France.
⁷ Service de Psychiatrie de l'Adulte, CIC-1431 INSERM, CHU de Besançon, Laboratoire de Neurosciences, Université de Franche-Comté, UBFC, Besançon, France.

Comment

B Nobile et al. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;15(3):347-348.

doi: 10.1007/s11481-020-09939-2. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

B Nobile^{1

2}, M Durand³, E Olié^{4

5

6}, S Guillaume^{4

5

6}, J P Molès³, E Haffen^{6

7}, P Courtet^{4

5

6}

¹ Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Acute Care, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France. benedicte.nobile@gmail.com.
² PSNREC, INSERM, CHU de Montpellier, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France. benedicte.nobile@gmail.com.
³ Pathogenesis and control of chronic infection, INSERM, EFS; CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
⁴ Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Acute Care, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
⁵ PSNREC, INSERM, CHU de Montpellier, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
⁶ FondaMental Foundation, Créteil, France.
⁷ Service de Psychiatrie de l'Adulte, CIC-1431 INSERM, CHU de Besançon, Laboratoire de Neurosciences, Université de Franche-Comté, UBFC, Besançon, France.

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