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COVID-19 and the Brain: The Neuropathological Italian Experience on 33 Adult Autopsies
Viscardo P Fabbri1, Mattia Riefolo2, Tiziana Lazzarotto2,3
1Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40139 Bologna, Italy.
Abstract:
Neurological symptoms are increasingly recognized in SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals. However, the neuropathogenesis remains unclear and it is not possible to define a specific damage pattern due to brain virus infection. In the present study, 33 cases of brain autopsies performed during the first (February-April 2020) and the second/third (November 2020-April 2021) pandemic waves are described. In all the cases, SARS-CoV-2 RNA was searched. Pathological findings are described and compared with those presently published.
