在COVID-19后,多神经病和脑炎的神经后果:一个全面的病例报告
Sebastian L Manuel1, Jenna Sapone1, Frank Lin1
1Internal Medicine, St. Luke's University Health Network, Easton, USA.
Cureus
|April 22, 2024
概括
这项案例研究突出了严重的COVID-19罕见的神经并发症,包括多神经病变和自身免疫性脑炎. 需要进一步的研究来了解和治疗这些严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒2 (SARS-CoV-2) 相关的神经问题.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
背景情况:
- 严重急性呼吸道综合征冠状病毒2 (SARS-CoV-2) 感染,或COVID-19,与各种神经系统并发症有关.
- 这些神经表现背后的精确机制尚未完全理解.
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