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The infection, caused by SARS-CoV-2, presents with a variety of clinical manifestations, from asymptomatic cases to more severe forms, including a variety of neurological symptoms, such as fatigue, weakness, brain fog, paresthesias, dysautonomia, anosmia, and dysgeusia. Additionally, the disease is associated with the long COVID syndrome, in which there is persistence of the effects and symptoms of the acute phase. In recent years the literature has shown relevant data on long COVID, but there is still a need to deepen the knowledge about these long term manifestations. Thus, the present study aimed to describe the main neurological sequelae resulting from SARS-CoV-2 infection in non-hospitalized population during the long phase of the disease, gathering scientific evidence through an integrative review of the prevalence of symptoms, patient profile, duration and severity of sequelae, risk factors, comorbidities, and possible nervous system structural damage. 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