Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and COVID-19: A series of 6 cases from Lombardy, Italy.
COVID-19
PRES
Seizures
Journal
eNeurologicalSci
ISSN: 2405-6502
Titre abrégé: eNeurologicalSci
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101667077
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2021
Mar 2021
Historique:
received:
28
09
2020
revised:
03
12
2020
accepted:
19
12
2020
entrez:
25
1
2021
pubmed:
26
1
2021
medline:
26
1
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Posterior reversible encephalopathy cases are increasingly being reported in patients affected by COVID-19, but the largest series so far only includes 4 patients. We present a series of 6 patients diagnosed with PRES during COVID-19 hospitalized in 5 Centers in Lombardia, Italy. 5 out of the 6 patients required intensive care assistence and seizures developed at weaning from assisted ventilation. 3 out of 6 patients underwent cerebrospinal fluid analysis which was normal in all cases, with negative PCR for Sars-CoV-2 genome search. PRES occurrence may be less rare than supposed in COVID-19 patients and a high suspicion index is warranted for prompt diagnosis and treatment.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33490654
doi: 10.1016/j.ensci.2020.100306
pii: S2405-6502(20)30085-X
pmc: PMC7806512
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
100306Informations de copyright
© 2020 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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