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ReviewNeural regeneration research2022

SARS-CoV-2 involvement in central nervous system tissue damage.

Muhammad Ali Haidar, Zaynab Shakkour, Mohammad Amine Reslan, Nadine Al-Haj, Perla Chamoun, Karl Habashy, Hasan Kaafarani, Shima Shahjouei, Sarah H Farran, Abdullah Shaito and 5 more

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Review in Neural regeneration research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Muhammad Ali HaidarDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Zaynab ShakkourDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Mohammad Amine ReslanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Nadine Al-HajFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon.
Perla ChamounFaculty of Medicine, University of Balamand, Koura, Lebanon.
Karl HabashyDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Hasan KaafaraniFaculty of Science, Lebanese University, Baabda, Lebanon.
Shima ShahjoueiProgram for Neurotrauma, Neuroproteomics & Biomarkers Research, Departments of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Sarah H FarranDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Abdullah ShaitoBiomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Esber S SabaDepartment of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Bassam BadranLaboratory of Cancer Biology and Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Sciences I, Lebanese University, Hadath, Beirut, Lebanon.
Mirna SabraFaculty of Medicine, Lebanese University, Neuroscience Research Center (NRC), Beirut, Lebanon.
Firas KobeissyDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Neuroscience Institute, Neurology Department, Geisinger Health System, PA, USA.
Maya BizriDepartment of Psychiatry, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
American University of Beirut · LBLebanese University · LBUniversity of Balamand · LBAmerican University of Beirut Medical Center · LBQatar University · QAUniversity of Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to spread globally, it became evident that the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects multiple organs including the brain. Several clinical studies revealed that patients with COVID-19 infection experience an array of neurological signs ranging in severity from headaches to life-threatening strokes. Although the exact mechanism by which the SARS-CoV-2 virus directly impacts the brain is not fully understood, several theories have been suggested including direct and indirect pathways induced by the virus. One possible theory is the invasion of SARS-CoV-2 to the brain occurs either through the bloodstream or via the nerve endings which is considered to be the direct route. Such findings are based on studies reporting the presence of viral material in the cerebrospinal fluid and brain cells. Nevertheless, the indirect mechanisms, including blood-clotting abnormalities and prolonged activation of the immune system, can result in further tissue and organ damages seen during the course of the disease. This overview attempts to give a thorough insight into SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus neurological infection and highlights the possible mechanisms leading to the neurological manifestations observed in infected patients.

Indexed as

autoantibodiesCNS infectioncoagulopathyCOVID-19encephalitisneuroinflammationrenin-angiotensin systemviral encephalopathy

Identifiers

PMID34782556
PMCPMC8643043
OpenAlexW3213001804

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