| Literature DB >> 33770191 |
Helmar C Lehmann1, Benedikt Schoser2, Gilbert Wunderlich3,4, Peter Berlit5, Gereon R Fink3,6.
Abstract
In recent months various disorders and diseases of the peripheral nerves (including cranial nerves) and the musculature have been described in association with the pulmonary disease coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In the first part of our review the current knowledge about a potential association of a SARS-CoV‑2 infection with dysfunction and diseases of cranial and peripheral nerves is discussed. Anosmia, ageusia, motor cranial nerve involvement and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) were described in a temporal association with a SARS-CoV‑2 infection. Several studies could show that anosmia and ageusia were frequent symptoms of a SARS-CoV‑2 infection. In contrast the failure of other cranial nerves has so far only been sporadically described. A number of case reports and case series indicate a causal association between a SARS-CoV‑2 infection and GBS but epidemiological evidence is still lacking.Entities:
Keywords: Molecular mimicry [G02.111.560]; Neuromuscular diseases [C10.668]; Neuromuscular manifestations [C10.597.613]; Peripheral nervous system diseases [C10.668.829]; Polyradiculoneuropathy [C10.114.750]
Year: 2021 PMID: 33770191 PMCID: PMC7994351 DOI: 10.1007/s00115-021-01094-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nervenarzt ISSN: 0028-2804 Impact factor: 1.214
