Since WHO declared COVID-19 as a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" on January 30,2020, neurologists' lives have changed in many ways. Now— almost 4 months later—the impact of COVID-19 on neurological services and patients is profound. COVID-19 and mandatory social distancing have forced neurology practices worldwide to dramatically reshape their delivery of care. Simultaneously, non-urgent surgical procedures and medical appointments have been cancelled to increase bed capacity and care for patients with the infection, while many neurologists have had to leave their clinics to help other physicians on the frontlines. As the full clinical spectrum of COVID-19 continues to be described, preliminary findings from case reports and case series have uncovered neurological complications. An important step will be to get a better understanding of the acute and post-infectious neurological manifestations of COVID-19 to guide long-term management and health service reorganisation.
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