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. 2021 Sep 28;9:711616. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.711616

Table 5.

Neurological manifestations of COVID 19.

Type of Neurological Disease Manifestations References Number of total patients The affected patients The Incidence
Central nervous system Headache Mao, Ling et al. “Neurologic Manifestations of Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Wuhan, China.” JAMA neurology vol. 77,6 (2020): 683-690. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.1127 214 28 13.1%
Dizziness 36 16.8%
Seizures 2 2%
Cerebral haemorrhage Craen, Alexandra et al. “Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Case Report.” Cureus vol. 12,4 e7846. 27 Apr. 2020, doi: 10.7759/cureus.7846 Case report Case report
Acute cerebrovascular disease Mao, Ling et al. “Neurologic Manifestations of Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Wuhan, China.” JAMA neurology vol. 77,6 (2020): 683-690. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.1127 214 6 2.8 %
Ischemic stroke Tan, Y. K., Goh, C., Leow, A., Tambyah, P. A., Ang, A., Yap, E. S., Tu, T. M., Sharma, V. K., Yeo, L., Chan, B., & Tan, B. (2020). COVID-19 and ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-summary of the literature. Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, 50(3), 587–595. doi: 10.1007/s11239-020-02228-y 362 9 2.5%
Insomnia Kokou-Kpolou, Cyrille Kossigan et al. “Insomnia during COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown: Prevalence, severity, and associated risk factors in French population.” Psychiatry research vol. 290 (2020): 113128. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113128 556 18.2%
Huang, Yeen, and Ning Zhao. “Generalized anxiety disorder, depressive symptoms and sleep quality during COVID-19 outbreak in China: a web-based cross-sectional survey.” Psychiatry research vol. 288 (2020): 112954. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112954 7236 1317 18.2%
cerebral venous thrombosis Garaci, Francesco et al. “Venous cerebral thrombosis in COVID-19 patient.” Journal of the neurological sciences vol. 414 (2020): 116871. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.116871 Case report
Ataxia Mao, Ling et al. “Neurologic Manifestations of Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Wuhan, China.” JAMA neurology vol. 77,6 (2020): 683-690. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.1127 214 1 0.5%
Peripheral neurological manifestation Gillian bare syndrome Sedaghat Z, Karimi N. Guillain Barre syndrome associated with COVID-19 infection: A case report. J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Jun;76:233-235. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.04.062 Epub 2020 Apr 15. PMID: 32312628; PMCID: PMC7158817 Case report
ophthalmoplegia and polyneuritis Guidon AC, Amato AA. COVID-19 and neuromuscular disorders. Neurology. 2020; 94(22):959–69 Review
Mao, Ling et al. “Neurologic Manifestations of Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Wuhan, China.” JAMA neurology vol. 77,6 (2020): 683-690. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.1127 214 Loss Taste in 12 patients 5.6%
Loss Smell in 11 patients 5.1%
Vision Defect in 3 patients 1.4%
Nerve pain in 5 patients 2.3%
Skeletal muscle injury in 23 patients 10.7%
Acute myelitis and Hypotonia AlKetbi, Reem et al. “Acute myelitis as a neurological complication of Covid-19: A case report and MRI findings.” Radiology case reports vol. 15,9 1591-1595. 6 Jun. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.06.001 Case report