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. 2020 Dec 14;2(2):e000101.
doi: 10.1136/bmjno-2020-000101. eCollection 2020.

Neurological implications of COVID-19: a review of the science and clinical guidance

Lynn Tan  1 , Zhiliang Caleb Lin  2 , Jason Ray  1   3 , Robb Wesselingh  1   3 , Thomas J Oxley  4   5 , James McFadyen  6   7   8 , Mahima Kapoor  1   3 , Elspeth Hutton  1   3
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Neurological implications of COVID-19: a review of the science and clinical guidance

Lynn Tan et al. BMJ Neurol Open. .

Abstract

COVID-19 is a significant global health burden. The pulmonary morbidity and mortality of COVID-19 is well described, however, there is mounting evidence of neurological manifestations of SARS-CoV-2, which may be of prognostic significance. This paper summarises the available evidence in order to provide clinicians with a concise summary of the peripheral and central neurological manifestations of COVID-19, discusses specific issues regarding the management of chronic neurological disease in the context of the pandemic, and provides a summary of the thrombotic implications of the disease for the neurologist.

Keywords: clinical neurology; stroke.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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