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Fig. 5

From: Neurological manifestations of SARS-CoV-2: complexity, mechanism and associated disorders

Fig. 5

Neurological complications after COVID-19 infection [100]. Due to COVID-19 infection, disruption in the blood flow to the brain's arteries might result in one or more minor strokes. Infection in children has an increased prevalence of this form of brain inflammation (encephalitis) than adults. Guillain–Barre syndrome (GBS), sickness of the peripheral nerves and can impair motor function by reducing tendon reflexes. The insulating myelin layer that shields nerves is attacked by the immune system in the chronic illness known as multiple sclerosis (MS). MS risk is increased by disturbed immune responses brought on by an invasive virus

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