J Med Virol First Case of Focal Epilepsy Associated With SARS-Coronavirus-2

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J Med Virol


. 2020 Jun 2.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.26113. Online ahead of print.
First Case of Focal Epilepsy Associated With SARS-Coronavirus-2


Sara Elgamasy ¹ , Mohamed Gomaa Kamel ² , Sherief Ghozy ^{3 4} , Adham Khalil ⁵ , Mostafa Ebraheem Morra ⁶ , Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam ⁷



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• PMID: 32484990
• DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26113

Abstract

A healthy patient presented to Klinikum Altm?hlfranken Wei?enburg Hospital, Germany, with two-morning attacks of painful muscle spasm in left upper and lower limbs, without altered consciousness. Full examinations, radiological imaging, electroencephalography, lumbar puncture, and autoimmune profile were either normal or not consistent. Subsequent epileptic episodes were observed on admission day and following days; thus, the patient was diagnosed with focal epilepsy. The patient started to develop a fever and severe cough at day 4, and SARS-Coronavirus-2 was confirmed through a nasopharyngeal swap. She received anticonvulsants and symptomatic treatments and completely recovered. This report emphasizes on potential nervous system involvement in SARS-Coronavirus-2 pathogenesis. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Coronavirus - Infection - COVID-19 - Epilepsy - Outbreak - Case Report - Pandemic.