| Title: |
Cerebrospinal Fluid Features in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) Positive Patients |
| Authors: |
Bellon, Mathilde; Schweblin, Cecilia; Lambeng, Nathalie; Cherpillod, Pascal; Vazquez, Jessica; Lalive, Patrice H; Schibler, Manuel; Deffert, Christine |
| Source: |
Clinical Infectious Diseases ; volume 73, issue 9, page e3102-e3105 ; ISSN 1058-4838 1537-6591 |
| Publisher Information: |
Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2020 |
| Description: |
This study analyzed the cerebrospinal fluid features of 31 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with neurological complications. We observed neither severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA in the cerebrospinal fluid, nor intrathecal immunoglobulin G (IgG) synthesis but did observe signs of blood-brain barrier disruption. These results might serve as a basis for a better understanding of SARS-CoV-2 related neuropathogenesis. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1093/cid/ciaa1165 |
| DOI: |
10.1093/cid/ciaa1165/34459689/ciaa1165.pdf |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1165; http://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaa1165/34459689/ciaa1165.pdf; http://academic.oup.com/cid/article-pdf/73/9/e3102/41060632/ciaa1165.pdf |
| Rights: |
https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.52C78BCC |
| Database: |
BASE |