Facial Diplegia as a Rare Late Neurologic Manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
COVID-19
Facial diplegia
Viral infections
Journal
Journal of neurology research
ISSN: 1923-2845
Titre abrégé: J Neurol Res
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 101572695
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Dec 2020
Historique:
received:
15
06
2020
accepted:
19
06
2020
entrez:
13
5
2021
pubmed:
14
5
2021
medline:
14
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Multiple recent publications have reported numerous neurologic complications of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Among these is Guillain-Barre syndrome and its variants, including facial diplegia. In this case we present a patient with facial diplegia following a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. The patient initially presented with respiratory symptoms and subsequently developed bilateral facial weakness approximately 3 weeks later prompting an emergency department (ED) visit. Extensive laboratory and imaging workup was negative for other etiologies. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis was notable only for mild elevation in white blood cells and protein. Patients with acute neurologic symptoms should be evaluated carefully regarding recent infections or possible exposures to help identify and minimize late complications of this novel virus.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33984099
doi: 10.14740/jnr606
pmc: PMC8040456
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
235-236Informations de copyright
Copyright 2020, Judge et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None to declare.
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