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01-06-2020 | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus | COVID-19

Rising evidence for neurological involvement in COVID-19 pandemic

Authors: Narghes Calcagno, Eleonora Colombo, Alessio Maranzano, Jacopo Pasquini, Ignacio Juan Keller Sarmiento, Francesca Trogu, Vincenzo Silani

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 6/2020

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Title: Rising evidence for neurological involvement in COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Narghes Calcagno
Eleonora Colombo
Alessio Maranzano
Jacopo Pasquini
Ignacio Juan Keller Sarmiento
Francesca Trogu
Vincenzo Silani
Publication date: 01-06-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2
Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Anosmia
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 6/2020
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-020-04447-w

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