These patients sometimes present anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and inflammatory markers in the CSF, such as IL6 and IL8 (Alexopoulos et al., 2020; Farhadian et al., 2020; Garg et al., 2020), suggesting encephalopathies could also result from viral infection in the brain [although comprehensive studies are currently lacking]. The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is Encephalopathy.