COVID-19 in neurological practice:

challenges and opportunities

  • Patricia Braga Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de la República
Keywords: COVID-19, pandemic, neurological practice

Abstract

In the current pandemic due to the new coronavirus, designated by the WHO as COVID-19, the doctors of the intra and pre-hospital emergency systems, doctors of the first level of care, those who carry out decentralized practice with home visits and at the other extreme, Internists and intensivists are the most affected by work overload, diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, and exposure to risks that are still partially understood. The eminently respiratory commitment focuses the attention of these patients on the pulmonary sphere and ventilatory management in the most serious patients. (...)

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Author Biography

Patricia Braga, Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de la República

Profesora Agregada de Neurología, Instituto de Neurología, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República

Published
2020-05-10
How to Cite
Braga, P. (2020). COVID-19 in neurological practice:: challenges and opportunities. Anales De La Facultad De Medicina, 7(1), e2020v7n1a6. Retrieved from https://revistas.udelar.edu.uy/OJS/index.php/anfamed/article/view/29
Section
Informaciones sobre COVID-19