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. 2022 Jul 26;15:4199–4215. doi: 10.2147/JIR.S375494

Table 1.

N/P Complications, Outcomes and Sequelae are Reported as N and P Damage and Dysfunctions

Neurological and Psychiatric Manifestations in COVID-19 and Long Covid
Determinants Underlying Factors Contributing Factors
Pathology Outcome Sequelae
The host immunity Direct cytopathic effects of SARS-CoV-2 Neurological damage and dysfunctions Neurological manifestations and sequelae Pathology Neurological Manifestations
Neuroinflammation Hyposmia, Hypogeusia, Headache, Dizziness, Diplopia, Ophthalmoplegia, Delirium, Polyneuritis cranialis, Ataxia, Guillain-Barré syndrome, Encephalitis, Hypoxic encephalopathy, Ischemic stroke, Acute necrotizing, Encephalopathy
Expression of ACE2 and other receptors Systemic inflammation and cytokine storm Dysregulated RAAS
Agent factors: mutations and variants Endothelitis and vasculopathy Hypoxaemic injury
Other factors: pre-existing disorders, involvement of other organs, iatrogenic factors Coagulopathy and thrombosis Coagulopathy and thrombosis
Exacerbation of underlying disease Viral invasion through the neurotropic pathway Neural (olfactory bulb)
Paracellular (circulation)
Retrograde (vagus)