In this paper, Dinkin et al., describe two patients who developed cranial neuropathies within days of respiratory symptoms related to SARS-CoV-2 infection and were found to have abnormal perineural or cranial nerve findings on MRI. The authors concluded that, in the setting of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the occurrence of cranial neuropathies should prompt consideration of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with even mild symptoms and signs of COVID-19. Moreover, they highlight that further studies are needed to understand the natural history and prognostic significance of cranial neuropathies in SARS-CoV-2 infection and to determine the best treatment.
https://n.neurology.org/content/early/2020/04/28/WNL.0000000000009700
by Marialuisa Zedde and Francesco Cavallieri