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SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in cerebrospinal fluid: Presentation of two cases and review of literature

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Abstract

Neurological manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection are multiple and heterogeneous. However, confirmation of nervous system impairment by viral RNA detection in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is uncommon. We report two cases of central nervous system (CNS) involvement with positive real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test in CSF.

Keywords

SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 neurological manifestations
SARS-CoV-2 infection
Meningoencephalitis
Encephalitis
Myelitis
SARS-CoV-2 RNA
Neuroimaging

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