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A Murine Model of Dengue Virus-induced Acute Viral Encephalitis-like Disease
Published on: April 28, 2019
Encephalopathy and COVID-19: a case report
Mohamed Lazraq1,2, Sabah Benhamza1,2, Soufiane Saadaoui1,2
1Intensive Care Unit, 20 August Hospital 1953, University Hospital Center IBN Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
Abstract:
Case numbers reported in literature with neurological manifestations potentially linked to COVID-19 is constantly increasing. Most often it is sudden anosmia, headache, encephalopathy or stroke. Pathophysiology of this neurological involvement is still poorly understood. While viral genome is very rarely detected in cerebrospinal fluid, inflammatory involvement is often very significant. We report a case of SARS-CoV-2 encephalopathy without respiratory distress or cytokine storm.
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