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Exploring Brain Damages After COVID-19 Infection
Exploring Brain Damages After COVID-19 Infection

NCT04405986

TerminatedNA

Sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux

Conditions: SARS-CoV 2

Interventions: Auditory Evoked Potentials (AEP), Blink and Masseter Inhibitory Reflex

Countries: France

Although direct evidence is currently lacking, the high identity between SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 suggests, that the latter viral strain could also infect the Central Nervous System (CNS). Indeed, some cases of SARS-COV2 encephalitis begin to be described and CNS damages are increasingly highlighted in the literature, but still not objectified by imaging and do not allow to explain the entire clinical patterns. We hypothesise that these CNS damages are not always objectified by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) but could be indirectly observed by a physiological dysfunction of neural conduction in the brainstem. We will explore brainstem disruption through an electrophysiological approach.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria :

* Age ≥ 18 years.
* Hospitalized patient suffering from a positive COVID 19 diagnosed by Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or chest computed tomography scan (CTscan) with specific lesions

Exclusion Criteria :

* History of neurological damage interfering with auditory evoked potentials (PEA) and Electromyography (EMG) reflexes of the brainstem (stroke of the brainstem, acoustic neuroma, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, facial diplegia, damage to nerves V or VII, etc.)
* Impaired alertness
* Sedative treatments or treatments that disturb nerve conduction.
* Pregnancy or breastfeeding
* Individuals under legal protection or unable to express personally their consent
Locations (1)
  • Bordeaux, France