Clin Exp Pediatr . Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody encephalitis following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in a pediatr

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Clin Exp Pediatr


. 2021 Feb 1.
doi: 10.3345/cep.2020.01963. Online ahead of print.
Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody encephalitis following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in a pediatric patient


Nusrat Ahsan[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Saba Jafarpour[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jonathan D Santoro[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]



Affiliations

• PMID: 33539698
• DOI: 10.3345/cep.2020.01963

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Key message

Question: Although neurologic complications have been reported during the acute phase of infection in children, less is known about the postinfectious phenomenon associated with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus.
Finding: We present a case of a 7-year-old female with a prior asymptomatic infection with SARS-CoV-2 who subsequently developed encephalopathy and status epilepticus in association with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody positivity.
Meaning: Here we present the first case of postinfectious of a MOG spectrum disorder associated with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection in a pediatric patient.