Focal seizures with impaired awareness as long-term neurological complication of COVID-19: a case report.
COVID-19
Encephalitis
Epilepsy
Focal seizures with impaired awareness
Journal
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
ISSN: 1590-3478
Titre abrégé: Neurol Sci
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 100959175
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2021
Jul 2021
Historique:
received:
17
01
2021
accepted:
06
04
2021
pubmed:
18
4
2021
medline:
10
7
2021
entrez:
17
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We report here the first case of a young individual otherwise healthy, who presented with frequent focal seizures with impaired awareness as a possible long-term complication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection. Seizures were documented by electroencephalography and responded clinically and neuro-physiologically to antiseizure therapy. The patient underwent an extensive investigation including cerebrospinal fluid examination, conventional and quantitative brain magnetic resonance imaging, and 18-FDG positron emission tomography. Beyond the clinical interest, this case contributes to clarify the possible pathways by which SARS-CoV-2 may enter the central nervous system and cause long-term neurological complications.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33864172
doi: 10.1007/s10072-021-05233-y
pii: 10.1007/s10072-021-05233-y
pmc: PMC8051830
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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