Diffuse functional brain disconnection syndrome in critically ill patients with COVID-19. Issue 7 (July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Iacovazzo, Carmine; Vargas, Maria; Tedeschi, Enrico; De Simone, Anna; Brunetti, Arturo; Servillo, Giuseppe
• Is Part Of: Journal of infection and public health. Volume 14:Issue 7(2021)
• Page Start: 906
• Page End: 909
• Publication Date: 2021-07
• Subjects: Brain -- Disfunction -- Brain damage -- COVID-19; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Nosocomial infections -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; 614.4
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.05.011
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-0341

Abstract

Abstract: The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is most closely related to severe respiratory syndrome; however, recent reports showed that it is capable of causing neurological disease. Here we report a case-series of 4 critically ill COVID-19 patients who recovered from pneumonia but showed serious neurological symptoms and eventually died.