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ReviewBiomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie2021

The neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19: Interactions with psychiatric illness and pharmacological treatment.

Esmé Jansen van Vuren, Stephan F Steyn, Christiaan B Brink, Marisa Möller, Francois P Viljoen, Brian H Harvey

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Review in Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. COVID-19 in patients with severe mental illness: An analysis of in-patients at a psychiatric hospital in Cape Town.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2025
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  12. Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Concurrent with COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report.Turk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry · 2024
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  13. COVID-19 and Mental Health: A "Pandemic Within a Pandemic".Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024
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  17. Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Esmé Jansen van VurenCentre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. Electronic address: 22820388@g.nwu.ac.za.
Stephan F SteynCentre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Christiaan B BrinkCentre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Marisa MöllerCentre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Francois P ViljoenCentre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Brian H HarveyCentre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa; South African MRC Unit on Risk and Resilience in Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: Brian.Harvey@nwu.ac.za.
North-West University · ZAUniversity of Cape Town · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recent outbreak of the corona virus disease (COVID-19) has had major global impact. The relationship between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection and psychiatric diseases is of great concern, with an evident link between corona virus infections and various central and peripheral nervous system manifestations. Unmitigated neuro-inflammation has been noted to underlie not only the severe respiratory complications of the disease but is also present in a range of neuro-psychiatric illnesses. Several neurological and psychiatric disorders are characterized by immune-inflammatory states, while treatments for these disorders have distinct anti-inflammatory properties and effects. With inflammation being a common contributing factor in SARS-CoV-2, as well as psychiatric disorders, treatment of either condition may affect disease progression of the other or alter response to pharmacological treatment. In this review, we elucidate how viral infections could affect pre-existing psychiatric conditions and how pharmacological treatments of these conditions may affect overall progress and outcome in the treatment of SARS-CoV-2. We address whether any treatment-induced benefits and potential adverse effects may ultimately affect the overall treatment approach, considering the underlying dysregulated neuro-inflammatory processes and potential drug interactions. Finally, we suggest adjunctive treatment options for SARS-CoV-2-associated neuro-psychiatric symptoms.

Indexed as

COVID-19 Drug TreatmentAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntipsychotic AgentsCOVID-19HumansInflammation MediatorsMental DisordersSARS-CoV-2Anti-Inflammatory AgentsAntipsychotic AgentsInflammation MediatorsCOVID-19InflammationPharmacological treatmentPsychiatric diseasesSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID33421734
PMCPMC7834135
OpenAlexW3115548046

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