Neuroscience Program Seminars: "Neurobiology of Coronavirus infections," Avindra Nath, M.D., Chief, Section of Infections of the Nervous System, Clinical Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD(NINDS)

Event Type

Seminar/Symposium

Sponsor

Neuroscience Program

Date

Mar 16, 2021   4:00 pm  

Speaker

Avindra Nath MD Chief, Section of Infections of the Nervous System Clinical Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

E-Mail

nsp@life.illinois.edu

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The talk will describe the acute and chronic neurological complications of coronavirus infections, the mechanisms by which the virus causes cerebral injury directly by viral invasion and viral persistence. The role of endothelial injury and immune activation will also be discussed.