Introduction:

we present a series of patients with neurological problems and SARS-CoV-2 infection, and review the respective evidence.

Patients and methods:

a retrospective descriptive study of consecutive RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2-positive patients in a neurology department from August 1 to December 31, 2020.

Results:

we recorded 30 patients: 16 men (53%), with a mean age of 65±17.3. In 53%, the neu rological problem preceded the respiratory symptoms and SARS-CoV-2 infection diagnosis. At the syndromic level, the following were found: CVAs 43% (13), seizures 10% (3), posterior reversible encephalopathy 10% (3), encephalopathy 7% (2), brief psychotic disorder 7% (2), myelopathy 3% (1), Guillain-Barré syndrome 3% (1), headache 3% (1), vasculitis 3% (1), intracerebral hemorrhage 3% (1), myasthenic crisis 3% (1) and recurrent optic neuritis 3% (1).

Conclusions:

SARS-CoV-2 induced neurological problems produce a wide variety of symptoms and may be the first manifestation, even without the development of respiratory symptoms from this infection. (Acta Med Colomb 2022; 47. DOI:https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2022.2233).

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