Mult Scler Relat Disord Evolution and Resolution of Brain Involvement Associated With SARS- CoV2 Infection: A Close Clinical - Paraclinical Follow Up Study of a Case

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Mult Scler Relat Disord


. 2020 May 21;43:102216.
doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102216. Online ahead of print.
Evolution and Resolution of Brain Involvement Associated With SARS- CoV2 Infection: A Close Clinical - Paraclinical Follow Up Study of a Case


Hale Afshar ¹ , Zeynab Yassin ² , Saeed Kalantari ² , Oldooz Aloosh ¹ , Tayebeh Lotfi ³ , Mehdi Moghaddasi ³ , Alireza Sadeghipour ⁴ , Maziar Emamikhah ⁵



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• PMID: 32464585
• DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102216

Abstract

The new severe acute respiratory syndrome- coronavirus 2 is reported to affect the nervous system. Among the reports of the various neurological manifestations, there are a few documented specific processes to explain the neurological signs. We report a para-infectious encephalitis patient with clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings during evolution and convalescence phase of coronavirus infection. This comprehensive overview can illuminate the natural history of similar cases. As the two previously reported cases of encephalitis associated with this virus were not widely discussed regarding the treatment, we share our successful approach and add some recommendations about this new and scarce entity.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-Cov-2; encephalitis; immunotherapy; natural history; post-infectious.