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LANCHEROS PINEDA, Lina María et al. Neurological Manifestations due to COVID-19. Case Report at Hospital Militar Central Bogotá, Colombia, and Literature Review. Rev. Med [online]. 2021, vol.29, n.1, pp.57-76.  Epub 31-Dez-2021. ISSN 0121-5256.  https://doi.org/10.18359/rmed.5144.

according to the epidemiological sources of the World Health Organization, In the last decade, among the leading causes of mortality, more than 55 % resulted from non-communicable diseases, predominating cardiac ischemia, and stroke as the leading causes. In 2019, with the appearance of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, as an etiology of the pandemic that has Impacted health, economy, and society, the familiar figures of the mortality curve have changed, not only because of the direct effect of the disease on multiple organs, but also because of the Indirect effects, concerning lack of access to medical care in chronic diseases. Since it is a communicable disease, COVID-19 produces alterations, mainly respiratory and vascular; however, the greater knowledge of the pathophysiological aspects of the disease has revealed the involvement of multiple systems, highlighting the central nervous system as a target of the virus that impacts on the sequelae and outcomes of patients, so neurological manifestations are documented up to 55 %. The objective of this review Is to characterize a series of cases of patients in Hospital Militar Central, by the description of pathophysiological and clinical aspects of the neurological compromise.

Palavras-chave : COVID-19; cerebrovascular disease; epilepsy; Parkinson; poliradiculoneuropathy; headache.

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