Neurological symptoms in acute COVID-19 infected patients: A survey among Italian physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 is a pandemic disease and questions rise about the coronavirus 2 (Sars-CoV-2) effect on nervous system. This involvement could help explaining the pathogenesis of this condition and lead to novel therapeutic approaches.

Objective

To assess the occurrence of neurological symptoms in COVID-19 patients during the Italian pandemic outbreak, as reported by physicians.

Materials and methods

In the early days of pandemic emergence we developed an online survey open to all Italian clinicians involved in the diagnosis and management of COVID-19 patients. The survey was structured in three sections, with nine different items concerning the presence of different specific clinical abnormalities. Each item was graded from "absent" to "severe" in a 4-point Liker

SUBMITTER: Campiglio L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7489055 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature