Neurology of Covid-19
Synopsis
The authors will present a comprehensive account of the neurological aspects of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The aim is to provide a practical clinical book which will serve as a guide for clinicians from all specialties involved in the management of COVID-19 patients. The authors share the extensive clinical experience gained in major hospitals in Lombardy, the first European region to face the COVID-19 emergency in 2020. All are recognized international experts in their respective fields and have been involved in the management of COVID-19 cases from the very beginning of the Italian SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. The text begins with a description of pathobiological and pathophysiological aspects related to the involvement of the nervous system, moving on to the discussion of the neurological complications observed in COVID-19 patients; these range from central to peripheral symptoms, and can occur in the acute or post-acute phases of the disease. Further topics are: neuropathology, seizures and EEG, neuroimaging, delirium, encephalomyelitis, stroke, psychopathology and psychiatry, neuropsychology and cognitive impairment, neuromuscu-lar disorders, and the impact of COVID-19 on other pre-existing neurological disorders. In addi-tion, the book will discuss the new developments in teleneurology approaches, which have been a direct response to the ongoing pandemic. Finally, the possible neurological complications of the COVID-19 vaccines and the neurological complications in children will be considered.
Each chapter will present a critical review of the existing literature concerning the specific subject matter, followed by practical clinical recommendations, as well as personal considerations based on the experience gained by each author during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Neurology of COVID-19" will be an original and innovative reference book for clinicians of all the specialties involved in the management of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Chapters
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Chapter 1. SARS-CoV-2 and the nervous system: review on pathogenesis of nervous system SARS-CoV-2 damage
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Chapter 2. The Lung-Brain Axis
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Chapter 3. Does the COVID-19 related respiratory failure have a neurogenic component?
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Chapter 4. Neurological manifestations: an overview
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Chapter 5. Neuroimaging in COVID-19
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Chapter 6. Neuropathology
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Chapter 7. Encephalomyelitis in COVID-19
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Chapter 8. Stroke
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Chapter 9. Seizures and EEG
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Chapter 10. Delirium
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Chapter 11. Psychiatry and psychopathology
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Chapter 12. Cognitive dysfunction and rehabilitation
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Chapter 13. Disorders of cranial and spinal nerves
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Chapter 14. COVID-19-related myopathy
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Chapter 15. Teleneurology in the COVID-19 era
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Chapter 16. Impact of COVID-19 on pre-existing neurological diseases
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Chapter 17. Neurological complications of vaccines for COVID-19
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Chapter 18. Neuro-COVID in children
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