Cerebrospinal fluid findings in COVID-19 patients with neurological symptoms

Neurological symptoms in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection are commen [1]. SARS-CoV-2-RNA was detected by reverse-transcriptase–polymerase-chain-reaction (RT-PCR) in very few cases in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) [2] as well as virus particles in autopsy brain samples in single cases [3]. This has prompted an ongoing controversy whether neurological symptoms are caused by viral infection of the CNS or via other mechanisms.

from Journal of the Neurological Sciences https://ift.tt/2FbmRad