COVID-19 impact on consecutive neurological patients admitted to the emergency department

Pilotto, A.; Benussi, A.; Libri, I.; Masciocchi, S.; Poli, L.; Premi, E.; Alberici, A.; Baldelli, E.; Bonacina, S.; Brambilla, L.; Benini, M.; Caratozzolo, S.; Cortinovis, M.; Costa, A.; Piccinelli, S. C.; Cottini, E.; Cristillo, V.; Delrio, I.; Filosto, M.; Gamba, M.; Gazzina, S.; Gilberti, N.; Gipponi, S.; Giunta, M.; Imarisio, A.; Liberini, P.; Locatelli, M.; Schiano, F.; Rao, R.; Risi, B.; Rozzini, L.; Scalvini, A.; Vergani, V.; Volonghi, I.; Zoppi, N.; Borroni, B.; Magoni, M.; Leonardi, M.; Zanusso, G.; Ferrari, S.; Mariotto, S.; Pezzini, A.; Gasparotti, R.; Paolillo, C.; Padovani, A.

doi:10.1136/jnnp-2020-323929

The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 hit Italy by the end of February and rapidly spread from Lombardy to the rest of the country, with a number of fatalities beyond 31 000. Although all regions have reported having patients with COVID-19, the highest number of identified cases was in the provinces of eastern Lombardy.1 Several case reports and small series also suggested an association between COVID-19 and cerebrovascular events, and immune or inflammatory-mediated peripheral and central nervous system (CNS) involvement.

COVID-19 impact on consecutive neurological patients admitted to the emergency department / Pilotto, A.; Benussi, A.; Libri, I.; Masciocchi, S.; Poli, L.; Premi, E.; Alberici, A.; Baldelli, E.; Bonacina, S.; Brambilla, L.; Benini, M.; Caratozzolo, S.; Cortinovis, M.; Costa, A.; Piccinelli, S. C.; Cottini, E.; Cristillo, V.; Delrio, I.; Filosto, M.; Gamba, M.; Gazzina, S.; Gilberti, N.; Gipponi, S.; Giunta, M.; Imarisio, A.; Liberini, P.; Locatelli, M.; Schiano, F.; Rao, R.; Risi, B.; Rozzini, L.; Scalvini, A.; Vergani, V.; Volonghi, I.; Zoppi, N.; Borroni, B.; Magoni, M.; Leonardi, M.; Zanusso, G.; Ferrari, S.; Mariotto, S.; Pezzini, A.; Gasparotti, R.; Paolillo, C.; Padovani, A.. - In: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. - ISSN 0022-3050. - 92:2(2021), pp. 218-220. [10.1136/jnnp-2020-323929]