COVID-19: A Review for the Pediatric Neurologist
Alison Christy
Abstract
Children are susceptible to infection with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In this time of uncertainty, this review attempts to compile information that may be helpful to pediatric neurologists. This review consolidates current data on the disease associated with SARS-CoV-2, called COVID-19, and information from past coronavirus epidemics, to discuss diseases of pediatric neurology including Guillain-Barre syndrome (acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy); central demyelinating diseases like multiple sclerosis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; infantile spasms; febrile seizures; and maternal-fetal transmission of virus.
Topics & Concepts
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitisMedicineMultiple sclerosisCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)CoronavirusNeurologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPediatricsPandemicPediatric NeurologyEncephalomyelitisDiseasePolyradiculoneuropathyGuillain-Barre syndromeIntensive care medicineVirologyImmunologyOutbreakPathologyPsychiatryInfectious disease (medical specialty)Long-Term Effects of COVID-19Infectious Encephalopathies and EncephalitisPeripheral Neuropathies and Disorders