Reassessment of the blood-brain barrier: a potential target for viral entry into the immune-privileged brain
George B. Stefano, Pascal Büttiker, Richard M. Kream
Abstract
Significant alteration of cognitive and affective behaviors mediated by neural pathways in the central nervous system (CNS), currently referred to as “brain fog”, is a major long-term complication following recovery from an acute infectious event [...]
Topics & Concepts
Blood–brain barrierImmune systemNeuroscienceImmunologyMedicineVirologyBiologyCentral nervous systemNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Neonatal and fetal brain pathology