The Benefits And Perils Of COVID-19 Neuropsychiatric Studies

Why we need neuro-psychiatric monitoring and registries during the Global Pandemic

There is a growing awareness of COVID-19-associated CNS dysfunction likely caused by SARS-CoV-2 direct or indirect CNS invasion. This raises the possibility of a neuro-phenotype of COVID-19 with acute and delayed neuro-psychiatric effects. To this end, a few groups are advocating for prospective trials to monitor the evolution of neurologic symptoms associated with COVID-19 as well as the establishment of International COVID-19 Neurologic Registries.

There are multiple potential benefits to neuro-psych registries and clinical trials.