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Esra Kochan Kizilkilic1, Rumeysa Unkun2, Ugur Uygunoglu2
1Department of Neurology, Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Background And Purpose:
COVID-19 is a novel infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in which neurological complications have been increasingly recognized. Acute symptomatic epileptic seizures and status epilepticus are frequently reported neurological complications associated with this infection. The nervous system damage caused by SARS-CoV-2 may be mediated by the immune system. Interleukin 6 (IL-6), an important component of the cytokine storm, is directly correlated with the severity of symptoms. Tocilizumab is an inhibitor of IL-6 receptors, which blocks IL-6-mediated signal transduction and is used in the treatment of COVID-19 and status epilepticus.
Case Report:
A patient with the Unverricht-Lundborg disease is presented who had developed refractory recurrent status epilepticus during COVID-19 infection, which was finally controlled by treatment with tocilizumab.
Discussion:
Tocilizumab, an IL-6 inhibitor, may be considered as a treatment option in patients with status epilepticus and refractory seizures.
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