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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep
. Jan-Dec 2021;9:2324709620986302.
doi: 10.1177/2324709620986302.
New-Onset Seizure With Possible Limbic Encephalitis in a Patient With COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and Review
Riwaj Bhagat[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Barbara Kwiecinska[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nolan Smith[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Matthew Peters[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Christopher Shafer[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Adriana Palade[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Vishwanath Sagi[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
With the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) as a global pandemic, various of its neurological manifestations have been reported. We report a case of a 54-year-old male with new-onset seizure who tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 from a nasopharyngeal swab sample. Investigative findings, which included contrast-enhancing right posterior temporal lobe T2-hyperintensity on brain magnetic resonance imaging, right-sided lateralized periodic discharges on the electroencephalogram, and elevated protein level on cerebrospinal fluid analysis, supported the diagnosis of possible encephalitis from COVID-19 infection. The findings in this case are placed in the context of the existing literature.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; encephalitis; review; seizure.
. Jan-Dec 2021;9:2324709620986302.
doi: 10.1177/2324709620986302.
New-Onset Seizure With Possible Limbic Encephalitis in a Patient With COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and Review
Riwaj Bhagat[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Barbara Kwiecinska[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nolan Smith[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Matthew Peters[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Christopher Shafer[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Adriana Palade[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Vishwanath Sagi[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33648382
- DOI: 10.1177/2324709620986302
Abstract
With the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) as a global pandemic, various of its neurological manifestations have been reported. We report a case of a 54-year-old male with new-onset seizure who tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 from a nasopharyngeal swab sample. Investigative findings, which included contrast-enhancing right posterior temporal lobe T2-hyperintensity on brain magnetic resonance imaging, right-sided lateralized periodic discharges on the electroencephalogram, and elevated protein level on cerebrospinal fluid analysis, supported the diagnosis of possible encephalitis from COVID-19 infection. The findings in this case are placed in the context of the existing literature.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; encephalitis; review; seizure.