FACIAL PARALYSIS AS A NEUROLOGICAL MANIFESTATION OF COVID-19 INFECTION

About a third of COVID-19 patients have neurological manifestations. These include headache, dizziness, loss of smell, delirium, stroke, Guillain-Barre syndrome, meningitis and encephalopathy. Recently a case of facial paralysis was reported from Singapore (with a travel history from Spain). 27-year old man was admitted with myalgia, cough, headache and fever for 4 days. RT PCR

GENERALIZED MYOCLONUS IN COVID-19

COVID-19 presents with various neurological manifestations in about 37% of patients. A recent report from Spain described generalised myoclonus in 3 patients with COVID-19. Patients were in older age group and had usual symptoms of COVID-19 such as fever, cough, breathing difficulty and anosmia at admission. Myoclonus developed in the second week of illness, characterised

HOW DOES COVID 19 AFFECT THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

How does COVID 19 affect Nervous System? Covid 19, caused by SARS CoV2 virus, is a global pandemic, which has infected about 1.88 million people in about 200 countries, resulting in about 1,16,800 deaths. Covid 19 predominantly affects respiratory system. Common symptoms include fever, cough, breathing difficulty, fatigue and chest pain. Severe cases manifest with