Cohort Follow-up of Epidemic and Neuroimaging for Patients During the 1st Wave of the COVID-19 in China

Our main objective is to analyze the development of physical impact, mental health and blood profile over follow-up time during the 1st wave of the COVID-19. Besides, we aim to establish a database of post-COVID-19 based on simultaneous cortico-spinal magnetic resonance imaging data to identify high-risk patients with long COVID and prevent the neurological symptoms evolution, optimize the tactics of management in China.

This is an observational, cross-sectional, and multicenter study. It will be performed at 9 public hospitals. Participants with confirmed cases of mild or moderate COVID-19 infection will complete the following programs at acute infection phase and after 3, 12 months for exploring biological mechanism and predictive biomarkers of post-COVID-19: 1) fill in the behavioral psychology scales, 2) submit blood samples at a local laboratory, 3) accept the simultaneous cortico-spinal magnetic resonance imaging scan. The uninfected healthy controls will complete the same programs as infected group mentioned above only at the time of inclusion. We will establish the simultaneous cortico-spinal magnetic resonance imaging database containing neuropsychological scales and blood parameters of post-COVID-19 in China.