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A Murine Model of Dengue Virus-induced Acute Viral Encephalitis-like Disease
Published on: April 28, 2019
Catatonic syndrome as the presentation of encephalitis in association with COVID-19
Damaris Vazquez-Guevara1, Sandra Badial-Ochoa1, Karen M Caceres-Rajo2
1Neurology, Hospital Central Dr Ignacio Morones Prieto, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Abstract:
COVID-19 has shown different neurological manifestations even sometimes there are the initial or the main presentation.The following case report is about a middle-aged woman who, over 3 days, developed fever, clinical neurological alterations (stupor, muteness, fixed gaze and catatonia), cerebrospinal fluid (16 lymphocytes) and an electroencephalogram (EEG) (4-6 Hz generalised activity) with characteristics of encephalitis. A serum IgG, IgM, nasopharyngeal swab PCR for SARS-CoV-2. The patient responded positively to support measures, symptomatic and corticosteroid treatment. At discharge, the patient was independent and improved considerably.We report the presence of catatonia as a possible and atypical manifestation of encephalitis in association with COVID-19.
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