Isolated Encephalopathy Without Severe Disease in a COVID-19 Patient: Case Presentation and Workup Strategies.

confusion coronavirus covid-19 encephalopathy

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
11 Feb 2021
Historique:
entrez: 17 3 2021
pubmed: 18 3 2021
medline: 18 3 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus responsible for the human coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It has been shown to cause not only respiratory disease but has manifestation in multiple organ systems. Encephalopathy has been shown to be associated with COVID-19; typically, it presents with other findings of the disease including headache, respiratory dysfunction, and fevers. We report a case of a 60-year-old man with hypertension who presented with confusion and cognitive decline concerning for encephalopathy and was found to have COVID-19. On neurologic examination, he had impaired episodic memory, attention, and comprehension with intact motor and sensory examination. Other than fatigue, the patient had no other common COVID-19 symptoms.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33728212
doi: 10.7759/cureus.13277
pmc: PMC7955529
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e13277

Subventions

Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : UL1 TR001863
Pays : United States

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021, McAlpine et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Lindsay S McAlpine (LS)

Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, USA.

Mary Barden (M)

Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, USA.

Adeel S Zubair (AS)

Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, USA.

Sirisha Sanamandra (S)

Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, USA.

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