Coronavirus could cause brain damage in some patients by triggering inflammation that can lead to bleeds and the killing of cells, doctors have warned.
The virus appears to have resulted in neurological complications in some of those infected - including one Florida man in his 70s who temporarily lost the ability to speak.
While other scans suggest a woman in her 50s from Detroit has lost big chunks of brain cells, and similar central nervous problems have been reported in Italy and China.
Henry Ford Health System neurologist Dr Elissa Fory said incorporating patients with severe neurological disease needs to be added into "our treatment paradigm", reports the Daily Mail.