CNS: Coronavirus Neurocognitive Study

The Coronavirus Neurocognitive Study (CNS) is an observational study to understand the cognitive and neurologic issues that can occur in the recovery period of SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19. The study takes both a descriptive approach through collection of structured participant interviews, neurologic examination, and neuropsychological testing, as well as a mechanistic approach analyzing blood samples and optional cerebrospinal fluid collection via spinal tap. CNS collaborates with the UCSF Long-term Impact of Infection with Novel Coronavirus (LIINC) Study, as well as the laboratories of UCSF investigators Dr. Michael Wilson and Dr. Samuel Pleasure.

Location: San Francisco, USA

BALANCE Investigators: Joanna Hellmuth, MD, MHS