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Cureus
. 2023 Apr 10;15(4):e37373.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.37373. eCollection 2023 Apr. Encephalopathy in a Young Female With COVID-19: A Case Report
Andrew Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Cristian Valdez[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Weston Truman[SUP] 1 [/SUP], George Trad[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Cordelia Solomon[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yi McWhorter[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Cases of severe central nervous system (CNS) complications have been reported in relation to coronavirus-19 (COVID-19). Cases of encephalitis have been reported primarily in older patients with multiple comorbidities. We present a case of encephalitis in a young female patient with a history of chronic marijuana use that presented with nausea, vomiting, and acute altered mental status. Extensive testing for infectious and autoimmune causes of encephalitis were negative, except for a positive COVID-19 test. She was treated with steroids and intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) and improved with residual mutism.
Keywords: acute encephalitis; autoimmune encephalitis; autoimmune encephalopathy; corticosteroids; covid-19.
. 2023 Apr 10;15(4):e37373.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.37373. eCollection 2023 Apr. Encephalopathy in a Young Female With COVID-19: A Case Report
Andrew Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Cristian Valdez[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Weston Truman[SUP] 1 [/SUP], George Trad[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Cordelia Solomon[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yi McWhorter[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 37182039
- PMCID: PMC10171118
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.37373
Cases of severe central nervous system (CNS) complications have been reported in relation to coronavirus-19 (COVID-19). Cases of encephalitis have been reported primarily in older patients with multiple comorbidities. We present a case of encephalitis in a young female patient with a history of chronic marijuana use that presented with nausea, vomiting, and acute altered mental status. Extensive testing for infectious and autoimmune causes of encephalitis were negative, except for a positive COVID-19 test. She was treated with steroids and intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) and improved with residual mutism.
Keywords: acute encephalitis; autoimmune encephalitis; autoimmune encephalopathy; corticosteroids; covid-19.