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Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis sequel of COVID encephalitis; a rare presentation
Iqra Athar1, Tariq Muhammad1, Haris Majid1
1Department of Neurology, PIMS Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Abstract:
The SARS Covid-19 pneumonia became a pandemic in 2019 affecting millions worldwide and carried a significant high mortality rate. The common presentation of this novel virus is upper and lower respiratory tract infection. However, its popularity as neuropathogen has increased dramatically. Patient presents a wide range of symptoms. We report a case of Covid-19 encephalitis which was incidentally found to have cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, presented with acute delirium and then developed new onset seizures.
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