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@ARTICLE{Skripuletz:164145,
author = {Skripuletz, Thomas and Möhn, Nora and Franke, Christiana
and Prüß, Harald},
title = {{N}euroimmunologie von {COVID}‑19.},
journal = {Der Nervenarzt},
volume = {92},
number = {6},
issn = {0028-2804},
address = {Heidelberg},
publisher = {Springer},
reportid = {DZNE-2022-00801},
pages = {521 - 530},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Many neuroimmunological diseases, such as encephalopathy,
encephalitis, myelitis and acute disseminated
encephalomyelitis (ADEM) have occurred more frequently after
infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which indicates a parainfectious
or postinfectious association. The most likely underlying
mechanisms include virus-triggered overactivation of the
immune system with hyperinflammation and cytokine storm but
potentially also the development of specific autoantibodies
against central nervous system (CNS) tissue. These were
predominantly detected in the cerebrospinal fluid of
severely ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.
In contrast, direct damage after invasion of SARS-CoV‑2
into the brain and spinal cord does not seem to play a
relevant role. Susceptibility to infection with SARS-CoV‑2
in patients with multiple sclerosis, myasthenia or other
neuroimmunological diseases including the risk for severe
disease courses, is not determined by the administered
immunotherapy but by known risk factors, such as age,
comorbidities and the disease-related degree of disability.
Therefore, immunotherapy in these patients should not be
delayed or discontinued. The contribution of
neuroimmunological mechanisms to long-term sequelae after
survival of a COVID-19 illness, such as fatigue, impairment
of memory, sleep dysfunction or anxiety, will require
long-term clinical follow-up, preferentially in COVID-19
register studies.},
keywords = {Brain Diseases / COVID-19 / Encephalitis / Humans /
Neuroimmunomodulation / SARS-CoV-2 / Autoantibodies (Other)
/ Encephalitis (Other) / Hyperinflammation (Other) /
Immunotherapy (Other) / Myelitis (Other)},
cin = {AG Prüß},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)1810003},
pnm = {353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-353},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:33651117},
pmc = {pmc:PMC7923405},
doi = {10.1007/s00115-021-01077-1},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/164145},
}