Gender issues during the times of COVID‐19 pandemic
...Published in European Journal of Neurology
Importance of physical activity during and after the SARS‐CoV‐2/COVID‐19 pandemic: A strategy for women to cope with str...
Published in European Journal of Neurology
COVID‐19: An unforgettable challenge for the neurology community
Published in European Journal of Neurology
Systematic Review of Cases of Acute Myelitis in Individuals with COVID‐19
Published in European Journal of Neurology
Background An incremental number of cases of acute transverse myelitis (ATM) in individuals with ongoing or recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) have been reported. Methods We performed a systematic review of cases of ATM described in the context of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection by screening both artic...
Rhinorrhea following SARS‐CoV‐2 nasopharyngeal swab: A case for β2‐transferrin testing
Published in European Journal of Neurology
Acute‐onset delirium in intensive care COVID patients: association of imperfect brain repair with foodborne micro‐pollut...
...Published in European Journal of Neurology
This explorative cohort study suggests that life‐saving re‐oxygenation of COVID+ patients is possibly followed by an incomplete brain repair as indicated by magnetic resonance imaging and low cerebrospinal fluid erythropoietin (CSF EPO) concentrations. In addition, non‐targeted metabolomics analysis identified the presence of many perturbed metabol...
Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on stroke teleconsultations in Germany in the first half of 2020
...Published in European Journal of Neurology
Telemedical stroke care in Germany was able to provide full service despite the COVID‐19 pandemic, but telemedical consultations declined abruptly during the lockdown period and normalized after relaxation of COVID‐19 measures in Germany. Although the majority of the participating network centers treated COVID‐19 patients, relevant shortcomings reg...
MuSK‐positive myasthenia may be triggered not only by SARS‐CoV‐2
Published in European Journal of Neurology
Chronic severe methanol intoxication after repeated mask cleansing due to fear of COVID‐19: A new risk of coronaphobia
Published in European Journal of Neurology
Disproportionate fear of contracting COVID‐19 (coronaphobia) may result in inappropriate use of preventive measures that may in turn result in severe harm to an individual. A patient is described who developed bilateral basal ganglia damage after repeatedly cleaning her face mask with methanol, resulting in severe intoxication.
Cognitive decline among individuals with history of mild symptomatic SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: A longitudinal prospective st...
Published in European Journal of Neurology
This population‐based longitudinal prospective cohort study, conducted in a selected population of community‐dwelling middle‐aged and older adults living in a rural village severely struck by the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic, demonstrates that individuals with a history of mild symptomatic SARS‐CoV‐2 infections have more than 18 times the odds of developing...
