Neuropathy and COVID-19: What Do I Need to Know?

Neuropathy and COVID-19: What Do I Need to Know?

The NeuropathyCommons Podcast

18/08/2020 12:27PM

Episode Synopsis "Neuropathy and COVID-19: What Do I Need to Know?"

In the first episode of the NeuropathyCommons Podcast, your host Dr. Alex Chamessian chats with Dr. Anne Louise Oaklander, a leading expert on peripheral neuropathy and founder of NeuropathyCommons.org. Learn about this website for patients, and listen to their discussion about neuropathy in the time of a pandemic. What do neuropathy patients need to know about COVID-19? In this Podcast, Drs. Chamessian and Oaklander discuss a new report on how the Sars-CoV-2 virus might enter nerve cells. Follow the link below to access the preprint. This paper has now been accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed journal PAIN.   ACE2 expression in human dorsal root ganglion sensory neurons: implications for SARS-CoV-2 virus-induced neurological effects Stephanie Shiers, Pradipta R. Ray, Andi Wangzhou, Claudio Esteves Tatsui, Larry Rhines, Yan Li, Megan L Uhelski, Patrick M. Dougherty, Theodore J Price University of Texas at Dallas  Published May 29, 2020 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.28.122374

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