Lennon Jack C
Department of Psychology, Adler University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
J Alzheimers Dis Rep. 2020 Jun 16;4(1):217-221. doi: 10.3233/ADR-200190.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been met with studies on risk factors, characteristics, and clinical course. Among these characteristics are neurologic symptoms, which may provide improved insight into the mechanisms of this novel virus and the brain's susceptibility to infectious diseases. This article aims to discuss 1) findings related to neurologic complications, 2) how they connect to and are bidirectionally impacted by bioimmunology, 3) how this combination of biological mechanisms impact and are impacted by psychosocial stressors, and 4) the importance of considering potential neurodegenerative consequences of COVID-19. Longitudinal studies on neuropathology and cognition are critical to avoiding premature conclusions related to long-term neurologic effects.
针对新冠疫情开展了诸多关于风险因素、特征及临床病程的研究。这些特征中包括神经系统症状,这或许能让人们更深入地了解这种新型病毒的作用机制以及大脑对传染病的易感性。本文旨在探讨:1)与神经系统并发症相关的研究结果;2)这些并发症如何与生物免疫学相互关联并受到其双向影响;3)这种生物机制的组合如何影响心理社会压力源以及受到心理社会压力源的何种影响;4)考虑新冠病毒潜在神经退行性后果的重要性。关于神经病理学和认知的纵向研究对于避免过早得出与长期神经影响相关的结论至关重要。