Autoimmune Encephalitis in COVID-19 Infection: Our Experience and Systematic Review of the Literature.

COVID-19 infection autoimmune encephalitis voltage-gated potassium channels antibody

Journal

Biomedicines
ISSN: 2227-9059
Titre abrégé: Biomedicines
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101691304

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
25 Mar 2022
Historique:
received: 05 02 2022
revised: 02 03 2022
accepted: 21 03 2022
entrez: 23 4 2022
pubmed: 24 4 2022
medline: 24 4 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The neurologic complications of COVID-19 infection are frequent in hospitalized patients; a high percentage of them present neurologic manifestations at some point during the course of their disease. Headache, muscle pain, encephalopathy and dizziness are among the most common complications. Encephalitis is an inflammatory condition with many etiologies. There are several forms of encephalitis associated with antibodies against intracellular neuronal proteins, cell surfaces or synaptic proteins, referred to as autoimmune encephalitis. Several case reports published in the literature document autoimmune encephalitis cases triggered by COVID-19 infection. Our paper first presents our experience in this issue and then systematically reviews the literature on autoimmune encephalitis that developed in the background of SARS-CoV-2 infections and also discusses the possible pathophysiological mechanisms of auto-immune-mediated damage to the nervous system. This review contributes to improve the management and prognosis of COVID-19-related autoimmune encephalitis.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35453524
pii: biomedicines10040774
doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10040774
pmc: PMC9024859
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Adina Stoian (A)

Department of Pathophysiology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology Targu Mures, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.
Ist Neurology Clinic, Mures County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.

Mircea Stoian (M)

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology Targu Mures, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.

Zoltan Bajko (Z)

Ist Neurology Clinic, Mures County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.
Department of Neurology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology Targu Mures, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.

Smaranda Maier (S)

Ist Neurology Clinic, Mures County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.
Department of Neurology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology Targu Mures, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.

Sebastian Andone (S)

Ist Neurology Clinic, Mures County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.

Roxana Adriana Cioflinc (RA)

Ist Neurology Clinic, Mures County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.

Anca Motataianu (A)

Ist Neurology Clinic, Mures County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.
Department of Neurology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology Targu Mures, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.

Laura Barcutean (L)

Ist Neurology Clinic, Mures County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.
Department of Neurology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology Targu Mures, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.

Rodica Balasa (R)

Ist Neurology Clinic, Mures County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.
Department of Neurology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology Targu Mures, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.

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