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In this Perspective, the authors discuss the mechanisms underlying the complex relationship between lesion size and functional recovery after spinal cord injury, highlighting various complications that can limit the accuracy of outcome prediction in patients and in animal models.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a common occurrence in COVID-19, an infectious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In this article, the authors consider how lung innervation might crosstalk with the immune system to modulate lung function and influence outcomes in COVID-19.
In this Perspective, Pezzini and Padovani critique the evidence for neurological manifestations of COVID-19, including epidemiological, neuropathological and neuroimaging data, and highlight the need for further work to establish whether SARS-CoV-2 is responsible for these symptoms.