Neuroinflammation and brain functioning: possible implications in children infected with COVID-19
https://doi.org/10.25789/YMJ.2023.82.25
Abstract
This article reviews scientific data based on the current literature on neuroinflammation and brain function in children infected with COVID-19. Numerous studies have shown that, as in other viral infections such as rubella, influenza, and cytomegalovirus, SARS-CoV-2 causes massive release of proinflammatory cytokines that affect microglia function, which may be critical for brain development. In addition, studies have reported transient thyrotoxicosis caused by SARS-CoV-2 with secondary autoimmune hypothyroidism that may go undetected during pregnancy.
About the Authors
A. A. Gulyaev
Amur State Medical Academy of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Blagoveshchensk
K. A. Drobyaskina
Amur State Medical Academy of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Blagoveshchensk
I. A. Sinyakin
Amur State Medical Academy of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Far Eastern Research Center of Physiology and Pathology of Respiration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Blagoveshchensk
T. A. Batalova
Amur State Medical Academy of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Blagoveshchensk
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Gulyaev A.A., Drobyaskina K.A., Sinyakin I.A., Batalova T.A. Neuroinflammation and brain functioning: possible implications in children infected with COVID-19. Yakut Medical Journal. 2023;(2):106-111. https://doi.org/10.25789/YMJ.2023.82.25
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