COVID-19の神経障害と救急外来・ER・ICUでの対応

Neurological Manifestations of COVID-19 and Work-up at the Emergency Room and the Intensive Care Unit

ポストコロナ時代の診療では，これまでの通常のアプローチに加えて，医療者の安全を守り，感染をさらに拡げないためのさまざまな配慮が，特に意識障害，てんかん重積状態，脳血管障害をはじめとする救急対応，重症患者対応で求められる。本稿では，新型コロナウイルス感染症の最新の神経障害，臨床像を簡潔にまとめるとともに，筆者も参画して急遽取りまとめられた国内外学会等による推奨，マニュアルのポイントと活用方法を紹介する。

Abstract

The global pandemic due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has placed tremendous strain on healthcare services. This review provides guidance to neurologists on the appropriate management of neurological and neurocritical conditions and diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic in the emergency room and the intensive care unit. The guidance is based on official recommendations and manuals that were urgently produced by the international and domestic societies with the contributions of an expert panel including this author.