Postcovid syndrome, nervous and sensory system
Postcovid syndrome, nervous and sensory system

Summary/Abstract: Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of post-COVID syndrome on the nervous and sensory system. The disorders occur in the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS). There are neurological, sensory, musculoskeletal, and neuropsychiatric disorders after COVID-19. The aim was to review recent publications and to determine the correlation between the disorders after overcoming COVID-19 and the dynamics and persistence of structural brain changes on MRI. Materials and Methods: We present a review and analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on the nervous and sensory system. COVID-19 induces long-lasting neurological, sensory, musculoskeletal, and neuropsychiatric disorders. MRI brain scans show structural changes that result in neurological, sensory, and neuropsychiatric disturbances after COVID-19. The disturbances persist for months or years after COVID-19. Results: Neurological symptoms with structural changes (MRI) of the brain continue to persist eight months after infection and may cause severe psychiatric disturbances. GBS can confirm PNS and exclude a disorder in the CNS. Conclusion: A proportion of patients after SARS-CoV-1 and MERS infection do not return to a normal quality of life and experience neurological and psychiatric complications years after acute infection after overcoming COVID-19. They may have neurological, sensory, musculoskeletal, or neuropsychiatric disorders. Age over 65 years, chronic lung disease, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity are risk factors for complications related to SARS-CoV-2 infection. After COVID-19, a brain MRI scan causes structural changes that result in neurological, sensory, musculoskeletal, and neuropsychiatric disorders that last for a long time.

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