“…COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is linked to various neurological complications, including COVID-19 encephalopathy, which is often observed in severe cases, particularly in older patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and multiple organ failure ( Ellul et al, 2020 ; Abenza Abildúa et al, 2021 ; Garg et al, 2021 ; Pilotto et al, 2021 ; Akimoto et al, 2022 ). The Global COVID-19 Neuro Research Coalition defines COVID-19 encephalopathy as necessitating a COVID-19 diagnosis, temporal correlation with symptoms, exclusion of other diseases, and differentiation between primary brain disease and secondary brain dysfunction related to COVID-19 severity ( Michael et al, 2023 ).…”