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Editor, Senior Moderator
Neurologist
. 2021 Nov 4;26(6):268-270.
doi: 10.1097/NRL.0000000000000347.
COVID-19 Associated With Encephalitis: Case Report and Review of Literature
Mostafa Meshref[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ibrahim M Hewila[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sarah Abdel Mageed[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mostafa E Morra[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Introduction: Neurological problems may be part of severe and early course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 associated encephalitis as an evident etiology of altered consciousness has been rarely reported in the literature.
Case report: A case of 66-year-old female presented with classic COVID-19 symptoms and associated diabetic ketoacidosis. Although diabetic ketoacidosis was managed, the patient had persistent impaired level of consciousness with recurrent attacks of left focal fits because of COVID-19-associated encephalitis. However, the patient has markedly improved after recovering from COVID-19.
Conclusion: Neurologists should be involved in the evaluation and management of COVID-19 patients who present with associated neurological problems.
. 2021 Nov 4;26(6):268-270.
doi: 10.1097/NRL.0000000000000347.
COVID-19 Associated With Encephalitis: Case Report and Review of Literature
Mostafa Meshref[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ibrahim M Hewila[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sarah Abdel Mageed[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mostafa E Morra[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34734905
- DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0000000000000347
Abstract
Introduction: Neurological problems may be part of severe and early course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 associated encephalitis as an evident etiology of altered consciousness has been rarely reported in the literature.
Case report: A case of 66-year-old female presented with classic COVID-19 symptoms and associated diabetic ketoacidosis. Although diabetic ketoacidosis was managed, the patient had persistent impaired level of consciousness with recurrent attacks of left focal fits because of COVID-19-associated encephalitis. However, the patient has markedly improved after recovering from COVID-19.
Conclusion: Neurologists should be involved in the evaluation and management of COVID-19 patients who present with associated neurological problems.