与COVID-19相关的副传染性布朗-塞卡德综合征
Lily Ye Chen1, Rachel Diem-Trang Truong2, Sampathkumar Shanmugham2,3
1Department of Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida, USA Lchen639@gmail.com.
BMJ case reports
|October 6, 2023
概括
本案例研究详细介绍了一名患有布朗-塞卡德综合征的患者,这是一种与SARS-CoV-2感染相关的急性髓炎. 用高剂量的类固醇迅速治疗导致症状迅速消失,这表明免疫中介反应.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
背景情况:
- 急性脊髓炎涉及脊髓炎症,可能导致布朗-塞卡德综合征与明显的神经缺陷.
- 布朗-塞卡德综合征是由单边脊髓损伤造成的,这些损伤会影响运动和感觉路径.
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